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

2. How many rooms did the Johnsons' previous house have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

3. How does the character who goes to school in Augusta try to share her knowledge with the rest of the family?
(a) She loans them her textbooks.
(b) She invites them to her school recitals.
(c) She reads to them.
(d) She encourages them to enroll in college.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" always walks with her eyes on the ground and her chin on her chest?
(a) Uncle Buddy.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Dee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?

2. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," with whom is Ms. Johnson waiting in the yard?

3. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn dash to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?

4. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dee tries to share her educational knowledge with her mother and sister?

2. Why does Dee change her name to Wangero in "Everyday Use?"

3. Explain the difference in what Dee wants to use her mother's quilts and the way Maggie wants to use the quilts.

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

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

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

7. Why doesn't Dee like the house in which her family lives?

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

9. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Maggie like?

10. In what era is "Everyday Use" set and how does this time period affect the story?

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