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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 the person who wants the butter churn top tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it?
(a) Hang it on her wall.
(b) Make butter in it.
(c) Use it as a flower vase.
(d) Make it the centerpiece for her alcove table.

2. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?
(a) Raise flowers.
(b) Plant corn.
(c) Sing church songs.
(d) Quilt.

3. What color is the dress Dee wears for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black and white plaid.
(d) Orange and yellow.

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

5. When their school closes after the second grade, why don't the local Blacks protest?
(a) There is little community support for reopening it.
(b) Their children are needed on the farm instead of in school.
(c) They fear violent repercussions.
(d) In 1927 they ask fewer questions than they do now.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dee says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story, to whom is she referring?

2. Which of the following is not in a Polaroid of the Johnson family reunion?

3. What do Ms. Johnson and Maggie do after Wangero and her boyfriend leave?

4. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

5. How many rooms does the Johnsons' current house have?

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