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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Wangero tell Maggie to do at the end of the story?
(a) Buy more stylish clothing.
(b) Give up the hand-stitched quilts.
(c) Get married.
(d) Try to make something of herself.

3. Why does Dee think the quilts will become rags in five years?
(a) Exposing them to air after storage in the trunk will ruin them.
(b) They're old and fragile.
(c) Maggie's children will tear them.
(d) Maggie will use them and wear them out.

4. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Wangero.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson ask Maggie to bring her at the end of the story?

2. What color is the dress Dee wears for her reunion with her mother and sister?

3. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear during the day?

4. Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use?"

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

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