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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Two on Maggie's bed that need washing.
(b) The ones on Ms. Johnson's bed.
(c) One or two of the machine-stitched ones.
(d) The hand-stitched ones Grandma Dee pieced.

2. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?
(a) An orchid.
(b) A sterling silver cross.
(c) A rose.
(d) A ruby brooch.

3. What is the first thing out of the car upon Dee's arrival that identifies Dee to Ms. Johnson?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her head.

4. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?
(a) Splinters.
(b) Chips in the wood.
(c) Rump prints.
(d) The smooth surface of the varnished wood.

5. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?
(a) She's tall and dark with lots of jewels and furs.
(b) She's short and dark with glasses and white hair.
(c) She's tall and plump with a gray Afro.
(d) She's thin with a light complexion and glistening hair.

6. Who takes Polaroids of the Johnson family reunion?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Dee.
(c) Mrs. Johnson.
(d) Maggie.

7. What drives Jimmy T, a former suitor, away from Dee?
(a) She isn't smart enough for him.
(b) She criticizes him too much.
(c) She cheats on him.
(d) She isn't rich enough for him.

8. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?
(a) A first cousin.
(b) Ms. Johnson's mother-in-law.
(c) A great aunt.
(d) Grandma Dee and her mother, Great Grandma Dee.

9. What does Ms. Johnson remember from the tragedy that befell her home ten to twelve years earlier?
(a) How the neighbors helped with the tragedy.
(b) Dee's terror.
(c) The firemen working to put out the flames.
(d) Holding Maggie with her smoking hair and peeling dress.

10. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?
(a) She thinks he's a lawyer.
(b) She thinks he's a Musllim preacher.
(c) She thinks he's a college professor.
(d) She thinks he's a barber.

11. How did Ms. Johnson used to think Dee felt about Maggie?
(a) That Dee was jealous of Maggie.
(b) That Dee hated Maggie.
(c) That Dee adored Maggie.
(d) That Dee considered Maggie an embarrassment.

12. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) Maggie's.
(b) Dee's.
(c) Ms. Johnson's.
(d) John Thomas's.

13. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," how does Ms. Johnson think Maggie will feel during Dee's visit?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

14. How does Maggie react when Dee's companion moves forward to hug her?
(a) She rushes forward to hug him first.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She screams.
(d) She backs away, trembling and perspiring.

15. What hairstyle is Dee wearing when she arrives at her family's home?
(a) A short Afro.
(b) Dreadlocks.
(c) She has shaved her head.
(d) Two long pigtails roped around her ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear to bed?

2. Who claims to be able to remember Grandma Dee without the quilts?

3. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?

4. Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion?

5. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?

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