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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

2. Why does Dee change her name?
(a) So she won't have a white oppressor name.
(b) She needs a more glamorous name to be an actress.
(c) Hakim-a-barber hates her real name.
(d) She is hiding from the law.

3. How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?
(a) It is a mini skirt.
(b) It touches the ground.
(c) It reaches her knees.
(d) It touches her calves.

4. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of his flannel shirts.
(b) Pieces of his woolen longjohns.
(c) Pieces of his overalls.
(d) Pieces of his Paisley shirts.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" doesn't read well due to poor eyesight?
(a) Grandma Dee.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Aunt Dicie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ms. Johnson offers Dee a quilt in the past, what is Dee's reaction?

2. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?

3. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?

4. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?

5. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?

(see the answer key)

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