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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noises tell Ms. Johnson someone is standing outside the room in which she and Wangero are?
(a) The radio comes on.
(b) The television set comes on.
(c) Maggies footsteps.
(d) Maggie's breathing.

2. For what does Ms. Johnson lose her taste as a result of what happens to her in 1949?
(a) Milk.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cornbread.

3. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?
(a) A piece of his Civil War uniform.
(b) A piece of his wedding pants.
(c) A piece of his old red flannel shirt.
(d) A piece of his christening gown.

4. Who stands under a gum tree and observes from a safe distance while tragedy strikes the old Johnson house a decade earlier?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Dee.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) John Thomas.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" always walks with her eyes on the ground and her chin on her chest?
(a) Uncle Buddy.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

2. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

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

4. How many Johnson women are Dee?

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

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