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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Ms. Johnson done to her yard at the beginning of the story?
(a) Planted flowers in it.
(b) Mowed it.
(c) Mulched it.
(d) Cleaned and swept it like a floor.

2. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person omniscient.

3. When Ms. Johnson offers Dee a quilt in the past, what is Dee's reaction?
(a) She doesn't want it because it is old-fashioned.
(b) She wants to learn to quilt herself.
(c) She does't want it because it is too plain.
(d) She loves the idea, takes the quilt and asks for more.

4. How does Dee greet her mother and sister?
(a) With a hearty hello.
(b) With a hug.
(c) With a kiss.
(d) With an Arabic greeting.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Grandma Dee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?

2. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn top to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?

3. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

4. Why does Dee think the quilts will become rags in five years?

5. Who wraps Ms. Johnson's dasher right there at the dinner table?

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