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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Johnson women are Dee?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. Who stands under a gum tree and observes from a safe distance while tragedy strikes the old Johnson house a decade earlier?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Dee.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) John Thomas.

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

4. Who does Dee say she will never bring to visit her family's home?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her pastor.
(d) Her college professors.

5. Who makes the dining benches on which the Johnsons and Hakim-a-barber sit during dinner?
(a) Dee's brother.
(b) Dee's father.
(c) Uncle Buddy.
(d) Stash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of soil comprises Ms. Johnson's yard?

2. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" always walks with her eyes on the ground and her chin on her chest?

4. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?

5. What does Ms. Johnson say could be done if the quilts do become rags in five years?

(see the answer key)

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