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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of soil comprises Ms. Johnson's yard?
(a) Rich, dark brown earth.
(b) Red earth.
(c) Dry, dusty soil.
(d) Hard clay.

2. How does Dee greet her mother and sister?
(a) With a kiss.
(b) With a hug.
(c) With an Arabic greeting.
(d) With a hearty hello.

3. Who puts on a pair of sunglasses at the end of "Everyday Use"?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

4. What is Ms. Johnson's marital state?
(a) The story never reveals this fact.
(b) Married.
(c) Separated.
(d) Divorced.

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

6. What does Dee want to match a green suit she makes from an old suit someone gives her mother?
(a) A hair barrette.
(b) A pair of earrings.
(c) Black pumps.
(d) A green blouse.

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

8. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?
(a) By breaking ice.
(b) From her faucet.
(c) From bottled water she buys at the store in town.
(d) From her farm's well.

9. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

10. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?
(a) She's taller and fatter.
(b) She's more freckled and wears thicker glasses.
(c) She's lighter in complexion with nicer hair and a fuller figure.
(d) She's shorter and has more warts.

11. Who makes the sounds in the kitchen?
(a) Grandma Dee.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Aunt Dicie.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

12. Why does Wangero want the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced rather than the substitute gift her mother offers her?
(a) They're handstitched & the others are machine-stitched.
(b) They're prettier.
(c) They're older.
(d) Grandma Dee pieced them.

13. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?
(a) Chips in the wood.
(b) The smooth surface of the varnished wood.
(c) Rump prints.
(d) Splinters.

14. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Go go boots.
(b) Flipflops.
(c) Sandals.
(d) High heels.

15. What color is the dress Dee wears for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Orange and yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black and white plaid.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

2. How does Maggie react when Dee's companion moves forward to hug her?

3. When Ms. Johnson offers Dee a quilt in the past, what is Dee's reaction?

4. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?

5. What does Ms. Johnson notice in the wood of the dasher?

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