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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dee's father?
(a) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(b) Uncle Buddy.
(c) Grandpa Jarrell.
(d) The story never reveals this fact.

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

3. What is Dee's relationship to Maggie?
(a) They're cousins.
(b) They're sisters.
(c) They're friends.
(d) They're neighbors.

4. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?
(a) She's shorter and has more warts.
(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 taller and fatter.

5. How much does Dee think Grandma Dee's quilts are worth?
(a) She thinks they're worth a few hundred dollars.
(b) She doesn't think they're worth anything.
(c) She thinks they're worth a few dozen dollars.
(d) She thinks they're priceless.

6. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?
(a) A short, fat man with dimples.
(b) A man with mossy teeth in an earnest face.
(c) A handsome man with a mustache.
(d) A tall man with thick glasses.

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

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

9. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?
(a) Quilt.
(b) Raise flowers.
(c) Sing church songs.
(d) Plant corn.

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

11. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?
(a) Dee's father doesn't know how to make chairs.
(b) They don't like chairs.
(c) They can't afford chairs.
(d) Ms. Johnson finds chairs uncomfortable to sit on.

12. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

13. What happens to Ms. Johnson in 1949?
(a) She contracts polio.
(b) She has a heart attack.
(c) She gets hooked in the side by a cow.
(d) She is in a car wreck.

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

15. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?
(a) Enlist in the Army.
(b) Wreck his car.
(c) Marry another woman.
(d) Move to Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Ms. Johnson have?

2. Who escapes unharmed from the tragedy that befell the old Johnson house?

3. Who claims to be able to remember Grandma Dee without the quilts?

4. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?

5. How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?

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