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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Josie returns to the conjure woman, the conjure woman suggests different ways to do what in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) Avoid Adam.
(b) Make peace with Adam.
(c) Punish Adam.
(d) Get rid of Adam.

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

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

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

5. What is Leddy's son's name in "Boo Mama"?
(a) George.
(b) William.
(c) Nealy.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Patricia McKissack's favorite place to go as a child?

2. Where is Patricia McKissack from?

3. Why does Grady refuse to give the woman a ride in "The Woman in the Snow"?

4. What does Josie get in trouble for having her friends do in "The Conjure Brother"?

5. How much time passes before Grady sees the same woman in "The Woman in the Snow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Leddy to leave behind society in "Boo Mama"? What happens to her son?

2. How is Grady Bishop described in the beginning of "The Woman in the Snow"? What does he do?

3. Who is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"? Where is she?

4. What does Leddy notice about her son after he's returned? What appears in the night?

5. What does the conjure woman tell Josie when Josie returns in "The Conjure Brother"?

6. What civil rights history is reflected in "The Woman in the Snow"?

7. What does the protagonist's grandfather tell her about his experiences with a monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

8. What creature appears from the woods in "Boo Mama"? What does it reveal about Nealy?

9. What object does Laura notice in a shop window in "The Gingi"?

10. How is Laura's husband almost injured in "The Gingi"?

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