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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of his flannel shirts.
(b) Pieces of his overalls.
(c) Pieces of his Paisley shirts.
(d) Pieces of his woolen longjohns.

2. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn top to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?
(a) He was her second husband.
(b) He was her father.
(c) He was her grandfather.
(d) He was her brother.

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

4. How does Maggie respond to the attempts to shake her hand?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She screams.
(c) She shakes hands heartily.
(d) She keeps trying to pull her limp, sweating hand back.

5. How many rooms does the Johnsons' current house have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?

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

3. What does Dee's companion do for a living?

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

5. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?

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