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

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

3. What becomes possessed with the spirit of a gingi in "The Gingi"?
(a) The monkey.
(b) Laura.
(c) The cat.
(d) The dog.

4. What is Grady's profession in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Snow plow driver.
(b) Automotive mechanic.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Bus driver.

5. Where is the protagonist sent to stay for a period of time in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) Her grandparents' house.
(b) Her father's house.
(c) An institution.
(d) Her friend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Robert Kennedy assassinated?

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

3. Where does the woman from the woods tell Leddy she found her son in "Boo Mama"?

4. What threatens to attack Laura's daughter while she plays outside in "The Gingi"?

5. Patricia McKissack's first book was a biography of what poet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens in Laura's home after the purchases the sculpture in "The Gingi"?

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

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

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

9. What happens when Josie awakens after performing her "ritual" in "The Conjure Brother"?

10. Who takes over Grady's route 25 years in the future in "The Woman in the Snow"? What does he encounter?

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