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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When their school closes after the second grade, why don't the local Blacks protest?
(a) There is little community support for reopening it.
(b) They fear violent repercussions.
(c) In 1927 they ask fewer questions than they do now.
(d) Their children are needed on the farm instead of in school.

2. What comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?
(a) A great sorrow.
(b) A great anger.
(c) A great joy.
(d) A spiritual energy like one she sometimes feels in church.

3. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the butter churn dasher?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Wangero.

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

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" always looks anyone in the eye because hesitation is not part of her nature?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Dee.
(d) Aunt Dicie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?

2. Who is the antagonist in "Everyday Use?"

3. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?

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

5. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?

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