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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 Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?
(a) Wreck his car.
(b) Move to Atlanta.
(c) Enlist in the Army.
(d) Marry another woman.

2. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?
(a) She's tall and dark with lots of jewels and furs.
(b) She's thin with a light complexion and glistening hair.
(c) She's short and dark with glasses and white hair.
(d) She's tall and plump with a gray Afro.

3. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) Dee's.
(b) John Thomas's.
(c) Ms. Johnson's.
(d) Maggie's.

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

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" refuses to eat collard greens and considers pork unclean?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

2. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?

3. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the family's butter churn top?

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

5. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?

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