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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does Maggie make when she sees Dee's companion?
(a) A sob.
(b) "Uhnnnnh."
(c) A hearty laugh.
(d) A scream.

2. Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion?
(a) Dee's college roommate.
(b) Dee's pastor.
(c) Dee's male companion.
(d) Dee's college professor.

3. What is the first thing out of the car upon Dee's arrival that identifies Dee to Ms. Johnson?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her leg.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her arm.

4. How does the Johnson's current home different from their previous home?
(a) It has a tin roof instead of a shingle roof.
(b) It is smaller.
(c) It is larger.
(d) It has more land with it.

5. To whom does Ms. Johnson promise to give the quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) Aunt Dicie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

6. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?
(a) Great Grandpa Ezra, John Thomas, and Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Maggie and John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber and Wangero.
(d) Grandma Dee, Aunt Dicie, and Grandpa Jarrell.

7. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?
(a) A rose.
(b) An orchid.
(c) A sterling silver cross.
(d) A ruby brooch.

8. What does Dee's companion do for a living?
(a) He is a politician.
(b) He is a college professor.
(c) The story does not reveal this information.
(d) He is a physician.

9. Who escapes unharmed from the tragedy that befell the old Johnson house?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Dee and Ms. Johnson.
(d) John Thomas.

10. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?
(a) Ms. Johnson can used the shortened version Wang.
(b) Ms. Johnson doesn't have to use it if she doesn't want to.
(c) Ms. Johnson could prounounce it if she were smarter.
(d) Ms. Johnson should practice saying it until she gets it right.

11. What facial expression does Maggie have after her sister leaves?
(a) One of ire.
(b) A smile.
(c) Tears.
(d) A frown.

12. What does Dee's companion end up asking the family to call him?
(a) George.
(b) Asalamalakim.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Keeshawn.

13. How does Ms. Johnson describe the man who emerges from the car with Dee?
(a) Short and stocky with hair all over his head and chin.
(b) Short and thin with big glasses.
(c) Tall and thin with a big mustache.
(d) Tall and fat.

14. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The front yard.
(c) The living room.
(d) The back yard.

15. What does Ms. Johnson think that Dee had at age sixteen?
(a) A great speaking voice.
(b) A great singing voice.
(c) Artistic talent.
(d) A style of her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?

2. What do Ms. Johnson and Maggie do after Wangero and her boyfriend leave?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" doesn't read well due to poor eyesight?

4. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?

5. How does Dee respond when her mother asks her what happened to Dee?

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