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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?
(a) From bottled water she buys at the store in town.
(b) From her farm's well.
(c) From her faucet.
(d) By breaking ice.

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

3. Who claims to be able to remember Grandma Dee without the quilts?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Maggie.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Wangero.

4. What does Ms. Johnson offer Wangero instead of the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) The butter churn dasher and top.
(b) Her mother's wedding dress.
(c) One or two other quilts in her collection.
(d) Grandma Dee's butter dish.

5. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?
(a) It is an ugly name.
(b) It is a name she will never prounounce correctly.
(c) It insults the family heritage of women named Dee.
(d) She will abide by Wangero's wishes & use the new name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in "Everyday Use?"

2. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?

3. Which Johnson women know how to quilt?

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

5. What does Ms. Johnson do in church when the spirit of God touches her?

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