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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

2. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear during the day?
(a) Longjohns.
(b) Blue jeans and a flannel shirt.
(c) A cotton housedress.
(d) Overalls.

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

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

5. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn top?
(a) Uncle Henry.
(b) Grandpa Jarrell.
(c) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(d) Uncle Buddy.

6. What do Ms. Johnson and Maggie do after Wangero and her boyfriend leave?
(a) Eat dessert.
(b) Start a new quilt.
(c) Gossip about Wangero.
(d) Sit in the yard enjoying themselves until bedtime.

7. Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?"
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Johnny Carson.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

8. What does Ms. Johnson offer Wangero instead of the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) Her mother's wedding dress.
(b) Grandma Dee's butter dish.
(c) The butter churn dasher and top.
(d) One or two other quilts in her collection.

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

10. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?
(a) She thinks he's a barber.
(b) She thinks he's a college professor.
(c) She thinks he's a Musllim preacher.
(d) She thinks he's a lawyer.

11. 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 head.
(d) Her leg.

12. How does the Johnson's current home different from their previous home?
(a) It has a tin roof instead of a shingle roof.
(b) It is larger.
(c) It is smaller.
(d) It has more land with it.

13. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Light yellow.
(b) Tan.
(c) Black.
(d) Dark brown.

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

15. Which of the following statements is not true about what happens on the television talk shows that inspire Ms. Johnson's dreams?
(a) The children thank the parents for helping them succeed.
(b) The children and parents embrace and smile and cry.
(c) Unsuccessful children greet their unhappy parents.
(d) Children who have made it are surprised by their parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?

2. How does Hakim-a-barber feel about the group of people to which Ms. Johnson asks if he belongs?

3. How does Ms. Johnson describe the man who emerges from the car with Dee?

4. From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come?

5. Who wraps Ms. Johnson's dasher right there at the dinner table?

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