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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Laura's daughter in "The Gingi"?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

2. What is Grady's last name in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Williams.
(b) Foster.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Rodgers.

3. What becomes Laura's daughter's favorite toy in "The Gingi"?
(a) The boxcar.
(b) The noose.
(c) The monkey.
(d) The statue.

4. What does Laura's daughter insist the statue is in "The Gingi"?
(a) Evil.
(b) From God.
(c) Big.
(d) Ugly.

5. What protects Laura and her daughter from an animal in the yard in "The Gingi"?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

6. Of what society is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster" a founding member?
(a) Feral Dog Admiration Society.
(b) Monster Watchers of America.
(c) Mummy Society of Americrats.
(d) ESP Workers Union.

7. What is Ray's last name in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) Hubbard.
(b) Thompson.
(c) Turner.
(d) Hammond.

8. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura the statue draws to it in "The Gingi"?
(a) Luck.
(b) Truth.
(c) Lies.
(d) Evil.

9. 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"?
(a) A real estate agent.
(b) A policeman.
(c) The mail man.
(d) A neighbor.

10. What does the doll look like, which the shopkeeper insists Laura take along with the statue, in "The Gingi"?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A fish.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A bird.

11. The shopkeeper tells Laura of what spirits, and the evil anger they wish to inflict others with, in "The Gingi"?
(a) The Congolese men.
(b) The Haitian elders.
(c) The Dabobo women.
(d) The Maniqua women.

12. What happens suddenly while Laura's husband is working on repairing an appliance in "The Gingi"?
(a) It starts to rain.
(b) The lights go out.
(c) The power comes on.
(d) An earthquake hits.

13. How is the sculpture described which Laura purchases in "The Gingi"?
(a) Ebony.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Glass.
(d) Ivory.

14. When will Josie's wish come true if she does what the conjure woman says in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) The next morning.
(b) In one year.
(c) In eleven weeks.
(d) In nine months.

15. What is the woman covered with who emerges from the woods in "Boo Mama"?
(a) Gold dust.
(b) Hair.
(c) Grass.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the protagonist of "The Chicken-Coop Monster" given to raise?

2. What does the woman from the woods say she gave Leddy's son to save his life in "Boo Mama"?

3. What does the conjure woman tell Josie to place under her bed in order to attain her wish in "The Conjure Brother"?

4. What is Leddy's son's name in "Boo Mama"?

5. What does Josie's conjured brother prevent her from watching in "The Conjure Brother"?

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