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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 Dee's companion end up asking the family to call him?
(a) Keeshawn.
(b) George.
(c) Asalamalakim.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

2. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?
(a) Cousin Celie and Cousin Jill.
(b) Ms. Johnson and her sister, Aunt Dicie or Big Dee.
(c) Great Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie.
(d) Aunt Cassie and Maggie.

3. What does Ms. Johnson kill with a sledge hammer one winter?
(a) A rat.
(b) A hog.
(c) A bull calf.
(d) A wolf.

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

5. Who makes the dining benches on which the Johnsons and Hakim-a-barber sit during dinner?
(a) Dee's father.
(b) Dee's brother.
(c) Stash.
(d) Uncle Buddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Ms. Johnson possess in her dreams that the Johnsons don't have in real life?

2. How does Dee respond when her mother asks her what happened to Dee?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" always walks with her eyes on the ground and her chin on her chest?

4. What kind of dress does Dee wear to her graduation?

5. What has Ms. Johnson done to her yard at the beginning of the story?

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