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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Leddy's son when she moves to the mountains and leaves behind society in "Boo Mama"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. What does the shopkeeper claim the statue is which Laura wants to buy in "The Gingi"?
(a) Masai.
(b) Dabodo.
(c) Aswadi.
(d) Motangu.

3. When does the narrative of "The Chicken-Coop Monster" take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

4. How much time passes before Grady sees the same woman in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) A year.
(d) 3 years.

5. Why does Grady refuse to give the woman a ride in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) She doesn't have bus fare.
(b) She is black.
(c) The bus is out of service.
(d) The bus is full.

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

7. What does the woman say she does not have in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Bus fare.
(b) A husband.
(c) A midwife.
(d) A baby.

8. What university did Patricia McKissack attend?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Sewannee University.
(d) The University of Georgia.

9. What does Leddy do when the woman emerges from the woods in "Boo Mama"?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Yells at her.
(c) Stabs her.
(d) Pulls a gun.

10. What appliance does Laura's husband work to repair in "The Gingi"?
(a) The dryer.
(b) The refrigerator.
(c) The stove.
(d) The dishwasher.

11. What becomes possessed with the spirit of a gingi in "The Gingi"?
(a) Laura.
(b) The monkey.
(c) The cat.
(d) The dog.

12. Where was Robert Kennedy assassinated?
(a) Los Angeles, CA.
(b) Portland, OR.
(c) Phoenix, AZ.
(d) Las Vegas, NV.

13. What forces Grady to shut down his route in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) A landslide.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A snowstorm.
(d) A thunderstorm.

14. When was Patricia McKissack born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1947.

15. What does the woman from the woods say she gave Leddy's son to save his life in "Boo Mama"?
(a) Food.
(b) Bone marrow.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Her blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What protects Laura and her daughter from an animal in the yard in "The Gingi"?

2. Where does the woman from the woods tell Leddy she found her son in "Boo Mama"?

3. What did the grandfather do with the monster he had haunting him in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

4. Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?

5. What does Leddy discover on her son's spine and hands in "Boo Mama"?

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