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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what has Ms. Johnson primarily been concerned all her life?
(a) Milking cows.
(b) Sewing and quilting.
(c) Religion.
(d) Survival.

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

3. Which member of the Johnson family always criticizes the others?
(a) Dee.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

4. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Hot.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?

2. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?

3. What is Hakim-a-barber's religion?

4. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?

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

(see the answer key)

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