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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn dasher?
(a) Stash.
(b) Stump.
(c) Big Bear.
(d) Old Henry.

2. After whom does Ms. Johnson name Dee?
(a) An old neighbor.
(b) A cousin.
(c) Aunt Dicie, Ms. Johnson's sister and Dee's aunt.
(d) A good friend.

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

4. Which Johnson family member possesses the most self confidence?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Grandpa Jarrell.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Dee.

5. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Ms. Johnson say the world never tells Dee?

2. What is Hakim-a-barber's religion?

3. From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come?

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

5. When Dee says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story, to whom is she referring?

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