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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?
(a) It is a mini skirt.
(b) It reaches her knees.
(c) It touches the ground.
(d) It touches her calves.

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

4. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

5. When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?
(a) She sings to them.
(b) She plays records for them.
(c) She reads to them.
(d) She plays hopskotch with them.

6. Who stands under a gum tree and observes from a safe distance while tragedy strikes the old Johnson house a decade earlier?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Dee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) John Thomas.

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

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

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

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

11. What kind of windows does the current Johnson home have?
(a) It's windowless.
(b) Big bay windows.
(c) Real glass windows.
(d) Holes cut in the sides with shutters held by rawhide.

12. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," how does Ms. Johnson think Maggie will feel during Dee's visit?
(a) Sorrowful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous.

13. Why does Dee think the quilts will become rags in five years?
(a) Maggie's children will tear them.
(b) Maggie will use them and wear them out.
(c) They're old and fragile.
(d) Exposing them to air after storage in the trunk will ruin them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Johnson's marital state?

2. Who tells Ms. Johnson she doesn't understand her heritage?

3. How does Ms. Johnson describe Dee's feet?

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

5. What facial expression does Maggie have after her sister leaves?

(see the answer keys)

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