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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?
(a) Splinters.
(b) Rump prints.
(c) Chips in the wood.
(d) The smooth surface of the varnished wood.

2. Who is Dee's father?
(a) The story never reveals this fact.
(b) Uncle Buddy.
(c) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

3. What is Dee's relationship to Maggie?
(a) They're cousins.
(b) They're neighbors.
(c) They're sisters.
(d) They're friends.

4. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?
(a) A piece of his christening gown.
(b) A piece of his wedding pants.
(c) A piece of his old red flannel shirt.
(d) A piece of his Civil War uniform.

5. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the family's butter churn top?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) John Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come?

3. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?

4. How did Ms. Johnson used to think Dee felt about Maggie?

5. To what does Dee change her name?

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