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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 many years pass before Ray becomes a bus driver on Grady's former route in "The Woman in the Snow"?
2. What does the conjure woman tell Josie to place under her bed in order to attain her wish in "The Conjure Brother"?
3. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura the statue draws to it in "The Gingi"?
4. Where does the woman from the woods tell Leddy she found her son in "Boo Mama"?
5. What is Leddy's son's name in "Boo Mama"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"? Where is she?
2. How is a neighborhood girl injured in the coop in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
3. How is Adam described in "The Conjure Brother"?
4. Who takes over Grady's route 25 years in the future in "The Woman in the Snow"? What does he encounter?
5. What civil rights history is reflected 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 object does Laura notice in a shop window in "The Gingi"?
8. What happens when Josie awakens after performing her "ritual" in "The Conjure Brother"?
9. What does Leddy notice about her son after he's returned? What appears in the night?
10. Why was Nealy returned in "Boo Mama"? Why is he taken away again?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 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?
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