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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura do with the statue and doll after revisiting the shop in "The Gingi"?
(a) Drowns them.
(b) Bombs them.
(c) Burns them.
(d) Buries them.

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

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

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

5. What does Laura's daughter insist the statue is in "The Gingi"?
(a) Big.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Evil.
(d) From God.

6. What is Ray's last name in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Hammond.
(b) Turner.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Hubbard.

7. Where does the neighboring girl hide during a game of hide-and-seek in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) The barn.
(b) The chicken coop.
(c) The attic.
(d) The woods.

8. What had Leddy been before deciding to drop out of society in "Boo Mama"?
(a) A politician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A civil rights activist.

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

10. What is the woman clutching on the side of the road in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Groceries.
(c) A bible.
(d) A baby.

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. When will Josie's wish come true if she does what the conjure woman says in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) In one year.
(b) In eleven weeks.
(c) The next morning.
(d) In nine months.

13. What does the woman from the woods say that Leddy's son will become in "Boo Mama"?
(a) A gollum.
(b) A sasquatch.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A poltergeist.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the protagonist sent away from her parents for a while in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

2. What does Josie's mother announce the day after Josie's second visit to the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?

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

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

5. Where does Laura spot a sculpture which catches her eye in "The Gingi"?

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