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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of his overalls.
(b) Pieces of his Paisley shirts.
(c) Pieces of his flannel shirts.
(d) Pieces of his woolen longjohns.

2. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn top to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?
(a) He was her brother.
(b) He was her father.
(c) He was her second husband.
(d) He was her grandfather.

3. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Dee.

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

5. What does Maggie wear for Dee's arrival in "Everyday Use"?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A mini skirt.
(c) A pink skirt and red blouse.
(d) Blue jeans and a white blouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?

2. How far back can Ms. Johnson trace her family tree?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" always walks with her eyes on the ground and her chin on her chest?

4. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?

5. Where does "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker take place?

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