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

2. What month is it in the beginning of "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) June.
(d) April.

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

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

5. Where does the woman say her husband is in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In bed sleeping.
(c) At work.
(d) Out of town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When will Josie's wish come true if she does what the conjure woman says in "The Conjure Brother"?

3. Where does the neighboring girl hide during a game of hide-and-seek in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

4. What becomes Laura's daughter's favorite toy in "The Gingi"?

5. What forces Grady to shut down his route in "The Woman in the Snow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the moral of the story in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Laura's daughter's reaction to the sculpture in "The Gingi"?

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

8. What is the monster symbolic of in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

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

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

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