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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the socioeconomic status of Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use?"
(a) She's rich.
(b) She's poor.
(c) She's middle class.
(d) She's a slave.

2. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," what kind of tree does Ms. Johnson say she likes to sit outside and look up into while enjoying the breeze?
(a) A sycamore tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) An elm tree.
(d) A maple tree.

3. How many rooms did the Johnsons' previous house have?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What does Ms. Johnson offer Wangero instead of the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) One or two other quilts in her collection.
(b) The butter churn dasher and top.
(c) Grandma Dee's butter dish.
(d) Her mother's wedding dress.

5. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?
(a) It insults the family heritage of women named Dee.
(b) It is a name she will never prounounce correctly.
(c) It is an ugly name.
(d) She will abide by Wangero's wishes & use the new name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home?

2. What one thing does the person taking the Polaroids make sure is always included in each picture?

3. Why does Wangero want the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced rather than the substitute gift her mother offers her?

4. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, on what television program are she and Dee brought together?

5. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?

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