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

2. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?
(a) The living room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The dining room.

3. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of his Paisley shirts.
(b) Pieces of his overalls.
(c) Pieces of his woolen longjohns.
(d) Pieces of his flannel shirts.

4. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?
(a) Plant corn.
(b) Quilt.
(c) Sing church songs.
(d) Raise flowers.

5. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
(a) Black men.
(b) White men.
(c) White women.
(d) People with college degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

2. Why does Dee change her name?

3. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?

4. Which member of the Johnson family always criticizes the others?

5. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," who does Ms. Johnson say will regard Dee with a mixture of envy and awe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ms. Johnson's dream involves appearing on television with Dee and having Dee thank her for her role in Dee's succee. Is there any evidence in "Everyday Use" that Dee appreciate her mother's role in her success?

2. What is Aunt Dicie/Big Dee's role in "Everyday Use?"

3. Which Johnson sister knows how to quilt and what does her ability illustrate about her character?

4. Why does Ms. Johnson prefer that the hand-stitched quilts go to Maggie instead of Dee?

5. What does the way Maggie walks and carries herself indicate?

6. Which character in "Everyday Use" is a foil character and what helps identify that character as a foil character?

7. How did Dee react when her mother offered her a quilt before Dee left for college and what has caused her to change her opinion about having a quilt now?

8. What other folk art is mentioned in "Everyday Use" besides quilting?

9. Explain how Ms. Johnson looks in real life and how her actual appearance differs from how she appears in her dreams.

10. What happened to the Johnsons' previous home and how has this tragedy affected the family?

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