View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 living room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The dining room.

3. What has Ms. Johnson done to her yard at the beginning of the story?
(a) Mowed it.
(b) Planted flowers in it.
(c) Cleaned and swept it like a floor.
(d) Mulched it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of windows does the current Johnson home have?

2. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," what kind of tree does Ms. Johnson say she likes to sit outside and look up into while enjoying the breeze?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?

4. Who does Dee say she will never bring to visit her family's home?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 284 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample