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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?
(a) She will abide by Wangero's wishes & use the new name.
(b) It is a name she will never prounounce correctly.
(c) It insults the family heritage of women named Dee.
(d) It is an ugly name.

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

3. What looks like a mule tail to Ms. Johnson when she sees Dee's male companion?
(a) The man's mustache.
(b) The man's ponytail.
(c) The man's braid.
(d) The hair hanging from the man's chin.

4. Who is the first male character to appear onstage in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Grandpa Jarrell.
(d) Great Grandpa Ezra.

5. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?
(a) Pots and pans banging in the kitchen.
(b) Glass breaking and someone cursing.
(c) Something falling and the slam of the kitchen door.
(d) A door slamming and someone weeping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?

3. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?

4. In real life, what does Ms. Johnson look like?

5. Who stands under a gum tree and observes from a safe distance while tragedy strikes the old Johnson house a decade earlier?

(see the answer key)

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