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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leddy doing when her son disappears in "Boo Mama"?

2. What does the conjure woman tell Josie she will have soon on Josie's second visit in "The Conjure Brother"?

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

4. How much time passes before Leddy finds her son in "Boo Mama"?

5. What does the conjure woman tell Josie to have with her siblings in "The Conjure Brother"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the moral theme of "The Conjure Brother"?

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

3. Why was Nealy returned in "Boo Mama"? Why is he taken away again?

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

5. When is Leddy's son found in "Boo Mama"? How does he appear?

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

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

8. How is Adam described in "The Conjure Brother"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the elements of symbolism in "The Legend of Pin Oak." What do the birds represent in the ending of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Esau's father in "The Sight" with the slave owner in "We Organized." What similarities exist between these men? What differences?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of "The Sight." During what time period is this story set? How does the setting of the narrative relate to the settings of other stories in the book?

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