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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Maggie's father?
(a) Stash.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) The story never reveals this fact.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?
(a) Dee.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Maggie.

4. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Pear earrings.
(b) Gold earrings and bracelets.
(c) A ruby pendant.
(d) A silver wristwatch.

5. Who does Maggie marry?
(a) The local preacher.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) One of her teachers.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

6. What word does Ms. Johnson say the world never tells Dee?
(a) Yes.
(b) Stop.
(c) No.
(d) Prosper.

7. Who is the protagonist in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Dee.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Maggie.

8. Who fills her bottom lip with checkerberry snuff at the end of "Everyday Use?"
(a) Maggie.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

9. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?
(a) She's short and dark with glasses and white hair.
(b) She's tall and plump with a gray Afro.
(c) She's tall and dark with lots of jewels and furs.
(d) She's thin with a light complexion and glistening hair.

10. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?
(a) In cornrows.
(b) He shaves his head.
(c) Long.
(d) Short.

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

12. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," with whom is Ms. Johnson waiting in the yard?
(a) Her daughter, Maggie.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Big Dee.

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

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 head.
(c) Her leg.
(d) Her arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

2. What is Dee's relationship to Maggie?

3. What do Hakim-a-barber and Wangero not tell Ms. Johnson and what does she not ask them about?

4. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," what kind of tree does Ms. Johnson say she likes to sit outside and look up into while enjoying the breeze?

5. Who learns to quilt from Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?

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