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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The living room.
(d) The dining room.

2. 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) Make it the centerpiece for her alcove table.
(c) Use it as a flower vase.
(d) Make butter in it.

3. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. How does Ms. Johnson describe Dee's feet?
(a) Small and dainty.
(b) Neat looking as if God shaped them with a certain style.
(c) Big with hairy toes.
(d) Perfectly pedicured.

5. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
(a) White women.
(b) Black men.
(c) People with college degrees.
(d) White men.

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

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

8. Which of the following is not in a Polaroid of the Johnson family reunion?
(a) Maggie.
(b) A cow.
(c) Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

9. What does Ms. Johnson think that Dee had at age sixteen?
(a) A style of her own.
(b) A great speaking voice.
(c) Artistic talent.
(d) A great singing voice.

10. What sound does Maggie make when she sees Dee's companion?
(a) "Uhnnnnh."
(b) A scream.
(c) A sob.
(d) A hearty laugh.

11. What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home?
(a) An arrangement of wildflowers.
(b) A tablecloth.
(c) A dinner plate.
(d) A dish towel.

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

13. What facial expression does Maggie have after her sister leaves?
(a) A smile.
(b) One of ire.
(c) A frown.
(d) Tears.

14. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?
(a) It insults the family heritage of women named Dee.
(b) It is an ugly name.
(c) It is a name she will never prounounce correctly.
(d) She will abide by Wangero's wishes & use the new name.

15. Who takes Polaroids of the Johnson family reunion?
(a) Dee.
(b) Mrs. Johnson.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Johnson's religion?

2. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," who does Ms. Johnson say will regard Dee with a mixture of envy and awe?

3. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?

4. What word does Ms. Johnson say the world never tells Dee?

5. What does Ms. Johnson note is still in the butter churn during dinner?

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