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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons does Ms. Johnson have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

2. What does Ms. Johnson believe Maggie thinks her portion from God is?
(a) To do without while Wangero prospers.
(b) To be loveless and alone.
(c) To prosper and live in abundance.
(d) To suffer ill health.

3. How does Dee respond when her mother asks her what happened to Dee?
(a) She says Dee's dead.
(b) She says Dee is wanted by the IRS.
(c) She says Dee is wanted by the police.
(d) She says Hakim-a-barber hates the name Dee.

4. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," with whom is Ms. Johnson waiting in the yard?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Her daughter, Maggie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Big Dee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?

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

3. What is Ms. Johnson's religion?

4. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?

5. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?

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