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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who puts on a pair of sunglasses at the end of "Everyday Use"?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Maggie.

3. Who says Wangero can have the quilts after Ms. Johnson says Wangero can't?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Grandpa Jarrell.
(d) Maggie.

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

5. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," who does Ms. Johnson say will regard Dee with a mixture of envy and awe?
(a) Grandma Dee.
(b) Grandpa Ezra.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What facial expression does Maggie have after her sister leaves?

2. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?

3. Who is the antagonist in "Everyday Use?"

4. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?

5. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?

(see the answer key)

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