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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Wangero compare Maggie's brain when Maggie tells Hakim-a-barber who whittled the churn dash?
(a) An elephant's brain.
(b) A piece of straw.
(c) A pea.
(d) A canteloupe.

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

3. What word does Ms. Johnson say the world never tells Dee?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Prosper.
(d) Stop.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Dee.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Maggie.

5. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) Dee's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) Ms. Johnson's.
(d) John Thomas's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson describe Dee's feet?

2. What does Ms. Johnson call Dee's companion in her thoughts?

3. How much does Dee think Grandma Dee's quilts are worth?

4. What does Ms. Johnson kill with a sledge hammer one winter?

5. What comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?

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