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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. Where does the statue sit in Laura's home in "The Gingi"?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The garage.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The living room.

2. How many years pass before Ray becomes a bus driver on Grady's former route in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 28 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 18 years.

3. What does Josie's mother announce the day after Josie's second visit to the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) Adam died.
(b) School is starting soon.
(c) She's having a baby.
(d) They are moving.

4. Where does the woman say her husband is in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) Out of town.
(c) In bed sleeping.
(d) At work.

5. What do the grandparents claim caught the neighboring girl's arm and injured her in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) A monster.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A nail.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura do with the statue and doll after revisiting the shop in "The Gingi"?

2. What forces Grady to shut down his route in "The Woman in the Snow"?

3. What does Grady tell the woman when he opens the door in "The Woman in the Snow"?

4. Where does the neighboring girl hide during a game of hide-and-seek in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

5. Who does Josie overhear discussing a new conjure woman in town in "The Conjure Brother"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Leddy to leave behind society in "Boo Mama"? What happens to her son?

2. What does the conjure woman tell Josie when Josie returns in "The Conjure Brother"?

3. What is the moral theme of "The Conjure Brother"?

4. What does Laura encounter which causes her family to leave their home in "The Gingi"? Who is left behind?

5. What happens when Josie awakens after revisiting the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?

6. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura about the object in "The Gingi"?

7. Why was Nealy returned in "Boo Mama"? Why is he taken away again?

8. What does Leddy notice about her son after he's returned? What appears in the night?

9. What does the protagonist's grandfather tell her about his experiences with a monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

10. What does Josie want in "The Conjure Brother"? Where does she go to fulfill her wish?

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