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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After whom does Ms. Johnson name Dee?
(a) A good friend.
(b) Aunt Dicie, Ms. Johnson's sister and Dee's aunt.
(c) A cousin.
(d) An old neighbor.

2. How many characters in "Everyday Use" own cars?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. How does Dee greet her mother and sister?
(a) With a hearty hello.
(b) With a kiss.
(c) With an Arabic greeting.
(d) With a hug.

4. Why does Dee think the quilts will become rags in five years?
(a) Maggie's children will tear them.
(b) Maggie will use them and wear them out.
(c) Exposing them to air after storage in the trunk will ruin them.
(d) They're old and fragile.

5. Who claims to be able to remember Grandma Dee without the quilts?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?

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

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

4. What trait does Ms. Johnson possess in her dreams that the Johnsons don't have in real life?

5. How many sons does Ms. Johnson have?

(see the answer key)

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