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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?
(a) Ms. Johnson could prounounce it if she were smarter.
(b) Ms. Johnson can used the shortened version Wang.
(c) Ms. Johnson should practice saying it until she gets it right.
(d) Ms. Johnson doesn't have to use it if she doesn't want to.

2. What does Dee's companion do for a living?
(a) The story does not reveal this information.
(b) He is a college professor.
(c) He is a physician.
(d) He is a politician.

3. Where does "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker take place?
(a) New York City.
(b) Rural Georgia, near Augusta.
(c) Rural Ohio.
(d) Hawaii.

4. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?
(a) She's lighter in complexion with nicer hair and a fuller figure.
(b) She's taller and fatter.
(c) She's shorter and has more warts.
(d) She's more freckled and wears thicker glasses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn dasher?

2. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?

4. When their school closes after the second grade, why don't the local Blacks protest?

5. What does Maggie wear for Dee's arrival in "Everyday Use"?

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