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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson notice in the wood of the dasher?
(a) Scratches.
(b) Sink marks from thumbs & fingers touching the wood.
(c) Termite holes.
(d) Scuff marks.

2. What drives Jimmy T, a former suitor, away from Dee?
(a) She isn't smart enough for him.
(b) She cheats on him.
(c) She criticizes him too much.
(d) She isn't rich enough for him.

3. For what does Ms. Johnson lose her taste as a result of what happens to her in 1949?
(a) Cornbread.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Milk.

4. What keeps Ms. Johnson hot in zero weather?
(a) Her fat.
(b) Two warm quilts.
(c) Woolen longjohns.
(d) A warm fire in her fireplace.

5. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) Ms. Johnson's.
(b) John Thomas's.
(c) Dee's.
(d) Maggie's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" refuses to eat collard greens and considers pork unclean?

2. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?

3. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the family's butter churn top?

4. What sound does Maggie make when she sees Dee's companion?

5. With what has Ms. Johnson primarily been concerned all her life?

(see the answer key)

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