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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the grandfather do with the monster he had haunting him in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) Ran from it.
(b) Confronted it.
(c) Burned it.
(d) Threw water on it.

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

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

6. When was Robert Kennedy assassinated?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1962.

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

8. Of what society is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster" a founding member?
(a) Mummy Society of Americrats.
(b) Monster Watchers of America.
(c) Feral Dog Admiration Society.
(d) ESP Workers Union.

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

10. When does the conjure woman tell Josie to go to bed exactly in order for her wish to come true in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Eleven.

11. What is Laura's son extremely allergic to in "The Gingi"?
(a) Dairy products.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Bees.
(d) Oranges.

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

13. What becomes Laura's daughter's favorite toy in "The Gingi"?
(a) The statue.
(b) The boxcar.
(c) The monkey.
(d) The noose.

14. What were the names of Patricia McKissack's parents?
(a) Thomas and Edna McKissack.
(b) Robert and Erma Carwell.
(c) Matthew and Chloe Reynolds.
(d) Jefferson and Roberta Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the protagonist of "The Chicken-Coop Monster" given to raise?

2. How much time passes before Leddy finds her son in "Boo Mama"?

3. What is the woman clutching on the side of the road in "The Woman in the Snow"?

4. What does the conjure woman tell Josie she will have soon on Josie's second visit in "The Conjure Brother"?

5. What does Grady do the second time he sees the woman in "The Woman in the Snow"?

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