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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In real life, what does Ms. Johnson look like?
(a) She's freckled and has blonde hair.
(b) She's white-haired and petite.
(c) She's large and big-boned with rough, man-working hands.
(d) She's skinny and short.

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

3. When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with her mouth open in shock?
(a) Grandma Dee.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Maggie.

4. What does the person who wants the butter churn top tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it?
(a) Hang it on her wall.
(b) Use it as a flower vase.
(c) Make it the centerpiece for her alcove table.
(d) Make butter in it.

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

6. Which character in "Everyday Use" delights in the chitlins and corn bread, greens and sweet potatoes Ms. Johnson serves for dinner during Dee's visit?
(a) Maggie.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

7. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?
(a) Housekeeping or maid jobs.
(b) Man's farm work like butchering and milking.
(c) Clerical jobs.
(d) Nursing jobs.

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

9. Which Johnson family member possesses the most self confidence?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Grandpa Jarrell.
(c) Dee.
(d) Maggie.

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

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

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

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

14. What kind of dress does Dee wear to her graduation?
(a) Blue gingham.
(b) Purple and white paisley.
(c) Yellow organdy.
(d) Red silk.

15. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?
(a) From her farm's well.
(b) By breaking ice.
(c) From bottled water she buys at the store in town.
(d) From her faucet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far back can Ms. Johnson trace her family tree?

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

3. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?

4. Who hates the current Johnson house as well as the old Johnson house?

5. Who is Dee's father?

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