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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?
(a) Ms. Johnson's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) Hakim-a-barber's.
(d) Wangero's.

3. What one thing does the person taking the Polaroids make sure is always included in each picture?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Dee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) The Johnson house.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" has burn scars?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Aunt Dicie.
(d) Grandma Dee.

5. Which of the following is not in a Polaroid of the Johnson family reunion?
(a) A cow.
(b) Dee.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Maggie.

6. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?
(a) A first cousin.
(b) Ms. Johnson's mother-in-law.
(c) A great aunt.
(d) Grandma Dee and her mother, Great Grandma Dee.

7. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?
(a) The Drunkard's Path and Lone Star patterns.
(b) The Southern Belle and Dutch Doll patterns.
(c) The Lone Star and Walk Around the Mountain patterns.
(d) The Dutch Doll and Drunkard's path patterns.

8. What does Ms. Johnson ask Maggie to bring her at the end of the story?
(a) A quilt from the trunk.
(b) A dip of snuff.
(c) A needle and thread to begin another quilt.
(d) Another plate of dinner.

9. What does Ms. Johnson call Dee's companion in her thoughts?
(a) The barber.
(b) The Muslim.
(c) Asalamalakim.
(d) George.

10. Which character in "Everyday Use" refuses to eat collard greens and considers pork unclean?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Grandma Dee.

11. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?
(a) A piece of his old red flannel shirt.
(b) A piece of his wedding pants.
(c) A piece of his christening gown.
(d) A piece of his Civil War uniform.

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

13. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?
(a) Aunt Dicie's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) John Thomas's.
(d) Hakim-a-barber's.

14. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?
(a) Her other quilts are prettier.
(b) Her other quilts are made of warmer fabrics.
(c) Machine-stitched quilts will last longer than hand-stitched.
(d) Her other quilts are newer.

15. What unpleasant truth does Ms. Johnson say Maggie realizes about herself?
(a) Good looks, money and intelligence have passed her by.
(b) Hakim-a-barber will never prefer her to Dee.
(c) She will never be able to afford college.
(d) She is unemployable due to her lack of education.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the butter churn dasher?

4. How does Maggie respond to the attempts to shake her hand?

5. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?

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