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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman covered with who emerges from the woods in "Boo Mama"?
(a) Grass.
(b) Gold dust.
(c) Hair.
(d) Mud.

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

3. What is changed when Josie awakes the next day after her second visit to the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) She has an older sister.
(b) She has an older brother.
(c) Adam is gone.
(d) She has a little sister.

4. What gives the protagonist courage to face the monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) Her dog's heroism.
(b) Her grandfather's love.
(c) Her father's divorce.
(d) Her mother's letter.

5. What does the conjure woman tell Josie to place under her bed in order to attain her wish in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) A pan of water.
(b) A peach tree twig.
(c) A rose.
(d) A black stone.

6. What is Grady's last name in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Rodgers.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Williams.
(d) Foster.

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

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

9. Where is the protagonist sent to stay for a period of time in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) Her friend's house.
(b) An institution.
(c) Her father's house.
(d) Her grandparents' house.

10. Where was Patricia McKissack's favorite place to go as a child?
(a) The Nashville Public Library.
(b) The Nashville Public Museum.
(c) Sewannee University.
(d) The Modern Museum of Art.

11. What is Grady's profession in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Taxi driver.
(b) Automotive mechanic.
(c) Bus driver.
(d) Snow plow driver.

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

13. What threatens to attack Laura's daughter while she plays outside in "The Gingi"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) A snake.

14. When is Ray driving when he sees a woman on the side of the road in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) February.

15. What about Josie's new brother is not in accordance with her wish in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) He is older.
(b) He is a dog.
(c) He is shy.
(d) He is younger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leddy decide to move when she drops out of society in "Boo Mama"?

2. When was Robert Kennedy assassinated?

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

4. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura the statue draws to it in "The Gingi"?

5. The conjure woman tells Josie she should remember what it feels like to be what on Josie's second visit in "The Conjure Brother"?

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