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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. How old is Leddy's son when she moves to the mountains and leaves behind society in "Boo Mama"?

3. Who tells Josie that no one has lived at the conjure woman's address for a long time in the ending of "The Conjure Brother"?

4. What gives the protagonist courage to face the monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

5. What about Josie's new brother is not in accordance with her wish in "The Conjure Brother"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What encounter does Grady have on his way back to the bus depot in "The Woman in the Snow"?

6. What does Josie want in "The Conjure Brother"? Where does she go to fulfill her wish?

7. What is the moral of the story in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

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

9. What is the monster symbolic of in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

10. Who is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"? Where is she?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Henri and Harper in "The Legend of Pin Oak." What characteristics does each man embody? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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