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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. How is Josie's conjured brother described in "The Conjure Brother"?
2. What is Grady's profession in "The Woman in the Snow"?
3. What does Laura do with the statue and doll after revisiting the shop in "The Gingi"?
4. The shopkeeper tells Laura of what spirits, and the evil anger they wish to inflict others with, in "The Gingi"?
5. Where does the woman need a ride to in "The Woman in the Snow"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Adam described in "The Conjure Brother"?
2. How is Grady Bishop described in the beginning of "The Woman in the Snow"? What does he do?
3. How does Leddy attempt to communicate with Nealy after he's found? What does she discover?
4. What does the conjure woman tell Josie when Josie returns in "The Conjure Brother"?
5. What does Laura encounter which causes her family to leave their home in "The Gingi"? Who is left behind?
6. What is the moral theme of "The Conjure Brother"?
7. What does Leddy notice about her son after he's returned? What appears in the night?
8. Who takes over Grady's route 25 years in the future in "The Woman in the Snow"? What does he encounter?
9. What leads Leddy to leave behind society in "Boo Mama"? What happens to her son?
10. What happens when Josie awakens after performing her "ritual" in "The Conjure Brother"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe and discuss the biography and works of Patricia McKissack. What central themes and stylistic elements are noteworthy in the author's books?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the characters of Hoop Granger and Alvin Tinsley in "Justice." What history do these characters have with one another?
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