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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. What does the conjure woman tell Josie she will have soon on Josie's second visit in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) A father.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A little brother.

2. 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 policeman.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) The mail man.
(d) A real estate agent.

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

4. What does Josie get in trouble for having her friends do in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) Beat Adam up.
(b) Tie Adam to a tree.
(c) Make fun of Adam.
(d) Frighten Adam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The protagonist's grandfather tells her how he once had a monster where in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

2. What happens suddenly while Laura's husband is working on repairing an appliance in "The Gingi"?

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

4. When is Ray driving when he sees a woman on the side of the road in "The Woman in the Snow"?

5. What time does Josie fall asleep after doing the ritual the conjure woman suggested in "The Conjure Brother"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leddy attempt to communicate with Nealy after he's found? What does she discover?

2. What does Josie want in "The Conjure Brother"? Where does she go to fulfill her wish?

3. What does Ray do that Grady doesn't in "The Woman in the Snow"? What is the outcome?

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

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

6. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura about the object in "The Gingi"?

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

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

9. What causes the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster" to have to brave the coop?

10. What happens when Josie awakens after revisiting the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?

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