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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

2. For what occasion is Ms. Johnson going to give the quilts to the person to whom she has promised them?
(a) Maggie's birthday.
(b) Maggie's wedding to John Thomas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

3. What kind of windows does the current Johnson home have?
(a) Big bay windows.
(b) Holes cut in the sides with shutters held by rawhide.
(c) It's windowless.
(d) Real glass windows.

4. How many children does Ms. Johnson have?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?
(a) A tornado devastates it.
(b) It burns to the ground.
(c) Termites and rats infest it.
(d) The bank repossesses it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maggie react when Dee's companion moves forward to hug her?

2. To what does Wangero compare Maggie's brain when Maggie tells Hakim-a-barber who whittled the churn dash?

3. What one thing does the person taking the Polaroids make sure is always included in each picture?

4. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?

5. How does Hakim-a-barber feel about the group of people to which Ms. Johnson asks if he belongs?

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