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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, what quilts does Ms. Johnson tell Dee to take back to the city with her?
(a) One or two of the machine-stitched ones.
(b) Two on Maggie's bed that need washing.
(c) The ones on Ms. Johnson's bed.
(d) The hand-stitched ones Grandma Dee pieced.

2. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?
(a) Aunt Dicie's.
(b) John Thomas's.
(c) Maggie's.
(d) Hakim-a-barber's.

3. What does Wangero tell Maggie to do at the end of the story?
(a) Try to make something of herself.
(b) Give up the hand-stitched quilts.
(c) Buy more stylish clothing.
(d) Get married.

4. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?
(a) A handsome man with a mustache.
(b) A short, fat man with dimples.
(c) A man with mossy teeth in an earnest face.
(d) A tall man with thick glasses.

5. How does the character who goes to school in Augusta try to share her knowledge with the rest of the family?
(a) She reads to them.
(b) She loans them her textbooks.
(c) She encourages them to enroll in college.
(d) She invites them to her school recitals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" always looks anyone in the eye because hesitation is not part of her nature?

2. Who is the protagonist in "Everyday Use?"

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

4. How many sons does Ms. Johnson have?

5. What noises tell Ms. Johnson someone is standing outside the room in which she and Wangero are?

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