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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. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Flipflops.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Go go boots.
(d) High heels.

2. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?
(a) Aunt Dicie's.
(b) Hakim-a-barber's.
(c) John Thomas's.
(d) Maggie's.

3. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) A silver wristwatch.
(b) Gold earrings and bracelets.
(c) Pear earrings.
(d) A ruby pendant.

4. Why does Dee change her name?
(a) She is hiding from the law.
(b) Hakim-a-barber hates her real name.
(c) So she won't have a white oppressor name.
(d) She needs a more glamorous name to be an actress.

5. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of dresses Grandma Dee wore over 50 years ago.
(b) Pieces of her old flannel nightgowns.
(c) Pieces of her old pillow cases.
(d) Pieces of her old aprons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?

3. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?

4. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

5. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is there any significance to the fact that neither Ms. Johnson's marital state nor Dee's are revealed in "Everyday Use?"

2. When Ms. Johnson gives Grandma Dee's hand-stitched quilts to Maggie, how does each Johnson sister in "Everyday Use" react?

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

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

5. Ms. Johnson's dream involves appearing on television with Dee and having Dee thank her for her role in Dee's succee. Is there any evidence in "Everyday Use" that Dee appreciate her mother's role in her success?

6. What does Hakim-a-barber's car indicate about his character and Dee's?

7. How did Dee react when her mother offered her a quilt before Dee left for college and what has caused her to change her opinion about having a quilt now?

8. Explain how Ms. Johnson looks in real life and how her actual appearance differs from how she appears in her dreams.

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

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

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