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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who hates the current Johnson house as well as the old Johnson house?
(a) Dee.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

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

4. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) Ms. Johnson's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) John Thomas's.
(d) Dee's.

5. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?
(a) Ms. Johnson's mother-in-law.
(b) Grandma Dee and her mother, Great Grandma Dee.
(c) A great aunt.
(d) A first cousin.

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

7. How many children does Ms. Johnson have?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

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

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

13. To whom does Ms. Johnson promise to give the quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

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

15. Who makes the dining benches on which the Johnsons and Hakim-a-barber sit during dinner?
(a) Dee's father.
(b) Stash.
(c) Uncle Buddy.
(d) Dee's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?

2. What color is the dress Dee wears for her reunion with her mother and sister?

3. How does Dee's male companion greet Ms. Johnson and Maggie?

4. What does the person who wants the butter churn top tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it?

5. Who overhears Wangero and Ms. Johnson discussing the quilts?

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