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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 old is Laura's daughter in "The Gingi"?
2. What gives the protagonist courage to face the monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
3. What does Josie get in trouble for having her friends do in "The Conjure Brother"?
4. How is the sculpture described which Laura purchases in "The Gingi"?
5. What university did Patricia McKissack attend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens in Laura's home after the purchases the sculpture in "The Gingi"?
2. What is the moral theme of "The Conjure Brother"?
3. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura about the object in "The Gingi"?
4. Why does Grady not give the woman a ride in "The Woman in the Snow"? What happens to her?
5. Who is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"? Where is she?
6. How does Leddy attempt to communicate with Nealy after he's found? What does she discover?
7. What is the moral of the story in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
8. How is a neighborhood girl injured in the coop in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
9. What does Laura encounter which causes her family to leave their home in "The Gingi"? Who is left behind?
10. What creature appears from the woods in "Boo Mama"? What does it reveal about Nealy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Ajax and the slave master in "We Organized." How old is each of these men? What characteristics are embodied in each?
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
Identify and analyze the structural elements of "We Organized," including exposition, rising action, climax and denouement. What are character actions and objectives and how do they drive the story forward?
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