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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. Whose chicken coop is plagued by a monster, according to the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
2. What does Josie want in the beginning of "The Conjure Brother"?
3. What threatens to attack Laura's daughter while she plays outside in "The Gingi"?
4. What does the conjure woman tell Josie she will have soon on Josie's second visit in "The Conjure Brother"?
5. Why is the protagonist sent away from her parents for a while in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the moral of the story in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
2. What is the moral theme of "The Conjure Brother"?
3. Why was Nealy returned in "Boo Mama"? Why is he taken away again?
4. What does Laura encounter which causes her family to leave their home in "The Gingi"? Who is left behind?
5. What is Laura's daughter's reaction to the sculpture in "The Gingi"?
6. What encounter does Grady have on his way back to the bus depot in "The Woman in the Snow"?
7. How is Adam described in "The Conjure Brother"?
8. What does Ray do that Grady doesn't in "The Woman in the Snow"? What is the outcome?
9. What does the protagonist's grandfather tell her about his experiences with a monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
10. How is a neighborhood girl injured in the coop in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of "We Organized." What year is it in the story? Where does the action take place? How does the setting support the themes of the collection?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe the origins and history of the Ku Klux Klan. What role does the KKK play in "Justice"?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the biography and works of Patricia McKissack. What central themes and stylistic elements are noteworthy in the author's books?
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