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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Ms. Johnson promise to give the quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Aunt Dicie.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

2. Who tells Ms. Johnson she doesn't understand her heritage?
(a) Aunt Dicie.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

3. For what occasion is Ms. Johnson going to give the quilts to the person to whom she has promised them?
(a) Maggie's birthday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Maggie's wedding to John Thomas.
(d) Easter.

4. For what does Ms. Johnson lose her taste as a result of what happens to her in 1949?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Cornbread.
(c) Milk.
(d) Whiskey.

5. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
(a) People with college degrees.
(b) White women.
(c) Black men.
(d) White men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hakim-a-barber's religion?

2. Who says Wangero can have the quilts after Ms. Johnson says Wangero can't?

3. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?

4. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?

5. Who makes the sounds in the kitchen?

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