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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What facial expression does Maggie have after her sister leaves?
(a) Tears.
(b) A frown.
(c) One of ire.
(d) A smile.

2. What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
(a) Use them on her beds.
(b) Hang them as art on her walls.
(c) Use them as curtains.
(d) Donate them to a museum.

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

4. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?
(a) Her other quilts are newer.
(b) Her other quilts are made of warmer fabrics.
(c) Her other quilts are prettier.
(d) Machine-stitched quilts will last longer than hand-stitched.

5. Who is the first male character to appear onstage in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?

3. What does Ms. Johnson think that Dee had at age sixteen?

4. How did Ms. Johnson used to think Dee felt about Maggie?

5. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?

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