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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who puts on a pair of sunglasses at the end of "Everyday Use"?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

2. 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 first husband.
(c) He was her father.
(d) He was her uncle.

3. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?
(a) Grandma Dee and her mother, Great Grandma Dee.
(b) A first cousin.
(c) A great aunt.
(d) Ms. Johnson's mother-in-law.

4. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?
(a) Grandma Dee, Aunt Dicie, and Grandpa Jarrell.
(b) Maggie and John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber and Wangero.
(d) Great Grandpa Ezra, John Thomas, and Hakim-a-barber.

5. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of windows does the current Johnson home have?

2. How does Ms. Johnson describe Dee's feet?

3. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?

4. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?

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

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