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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which member of the Johnson family always criticizes the others?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Dee.

3. Who claims to be able to remember Grandma Dee without the quilts?
(a) Wangero.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

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

5. How far back can Ms. Johnson trace her family tree?
(a) Beyond the Civil War.
(b) To the Civil War.
(c) To her grandmother.
(d) To her great-grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what occasion has Ms. Johnson offered Dee a quilt in the past?

2. What is Hakim-a-barber's religion?

3. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

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

5. Who escapes unharmed from the tragedy that befell the old Johnson house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Johnsons' previous home and how has this tragedy affected the family?

2. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?

3. Although the exact setting of "Everyday Use" is never specified, what clues in the text indicate where the story takes place?

4. What is the history behind Dee's birth name?

5. To whom is Dee referring when she says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story?

6. Describe the Johnson family home.

7. Why does Ms. Johnson agree to call Dee by the African name Wangero after reminding Dee of the family heritage behind her birth name?

8. What level of education does Dee have and how does it differ from the educational levels of her mother and sister?

9. What does Maggie's smile at the end of "Everyday Use" indicate?

10. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Dee like?

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