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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of the story, what quilts does Ms. Johnson tell Dee to take back to the city with her?
(a) One or two of the machine-stitched ones.
(b) Two on Maggie's bed that need washing.
(c) The ones on Ms. Johnson's bed.
(d) The hand-stitched ones Grandma Dee pieced.

3. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?
(a) She's lighter in complexion with nicer hair and a fuller figure.
(b) She's shorter and has more warts.
(c) She's more freckled and wears thicker glasses.
(d) She's taller and fatter.

4. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the butter churn dasher?
(a) Wangero.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

5. When Ms. Johnson offers Dee a quilt in the past, what is Dee's reaction?
(a) She doesn't want it because it is old-fashioned.
(b) She loves the idea, takes the quilt and asks for more.
(c) She does't want it because it is too plain.
(d) She wants to learn to quilt herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson ask Maggie to bring her at the end of the story?

2. Who is Dee's father?

3. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?

4. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?

5. Who does Dee say she will never bring to visit her family's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John Thomas and his role in the story.

2. Why doesn't Dee think Maggie deserves their mother's two hand-stitched quilts?

3. Explain Dee's feelings about white people.

4. What does Maggie's smile at the end of "Everyday Use" indicate?

5. Why does Dee change her name to Wangero in "Everyday Use?"

6. Although the exact setting of "Everyday Use" is never specified, what clues in the text indicate where the story takes place?

7. What kind of life has Ms. Johnson lived?

8. What do Dee's light skin and her white heel symbolize?

9. What religion is Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use" and what does her religion indicate about her character?

10. Who is the protagonist of "Everyday Use" and what identifies that character as the protagonist?

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