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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(b) Uncle Henry.
(c) Uncle Buddy.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

3. What kind of dress does Dee wear to her graduation?
(a) Purple and white paisley.
(b) Red silk.
(c) Blue gingham.
(d) Yellow organdy.

4. Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion?
(a) Dee's college roommate.
(b) Dee's male companion.
(c) Dee's college professor.
(d) Dee's pastor.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" delights in the chitlins and corn bread, greens and sweet potatoes Ms. Johnson serves for dinner during Dee's visit?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Maggie.
(d) John Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?

2. What does Ms. Johnson do in church when the spirit of God touches her?

3. Who stands under a gum tree and observes from a safe distance while tragedy strikes the old Johnson house a decade earlier?

4. What does Ms. Johnson note is still in the butter churn during dinner?

5. How does Ms. Johnson describe the man who emerges from the car with Dee?

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