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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?
(a) Dee's father doesn't know how to make chairs.
(b) Ms. Johnson finds chairs uncomfortable to sit on.
(c) They don't like chairs.
(d) They can't afford chairs.

2. With what has Ms. Johnson primarily been concerned all her life?
(a) Survival.
(b) Religion.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Sewing and quilting.

3. Who is the antagonist in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Maggie.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Dee.

4. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) First person.

5. What does Ms. Johnson think that Dee had at age sixteen?
(a) A great singing voice.
(b) Artistic talent.
(c) A great speaking voice.
(d) A style of her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?

2. Who is Maggie's father?

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

4. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?

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

(see the answer key)

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