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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.

6. What is Leddy doing when her son disappears in "Boo Mama"?
(a) Hanging the wash.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Building a fire.

7. How old is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

8. Why does the woman need a ride in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Her baby is sick.
(b) Her car broke down.
(c) The snow is too deep to walk in.
(d) She is about to give birth.

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

10. Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?
(a) John Wayne Gacy.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) Sirhan Sirhan.
(d) James Earl Ray.

11. Where is Patricia McKissack from?
(a) Florida.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

12. How did the woman die in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Froze to death.
(b) An icicle fell on her.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Hit by a car.

13. How old is Laura's daughter in "The Gingi"?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

14. Who tells Josie that no one has lived at the conjure woman's address for a long time in the ending of "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) A real estate agent.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) The mail man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrative of "The Chicken-Coop Monster" take place?

2. How many years pass before Ray becomes a bus driver on Grady's former route in "The Woman in the Snow"?

3. Where was Robert Kennedy assassinated?

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

5. What does Josie want in the beginning of "The Conjure Brother"?

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