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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?
(a) Short.
(b) Long.
(c) He shaves his head.
(d) In cornrows.

2. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Tan.
(b) Dark brown.
(c) Light yellow.
(d) Black.

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

4. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?
(a) Glass breaking and someone cursing.
(b) A door slamming and someone weeping.
(c) Pots and pans banging in the kitchen.
(d) Something falling and the slam of the kitchen door.

5. Which Johnson family member possesses the most self confidence?
(a) Grandpa Jarrell.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Dee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" refuses to eat collard greens and considers pork unclean?

2. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?

3. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," with whom is Ms. Johnson waiting in the yard?

4. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?

5. How does Hakim-a-barber feel about the group of people to which Ms. Johnson asks if he belongs?

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