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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the protagonist sent away from her parents for a while in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) They are getting divorced.
(b) Her father is in the hospital.
(c) They are on trial for murder.
(d) They are having a baby.

2. Where is Patricia McKissack from?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Florida.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

3. How much time passes before Leddy finds her son in "Boo Mama"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. How many years pass before Ray becomes a bus driver on Grady's former route in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 25 years.

5. When does the conjure woman tell Josie to go to bed exactly in order for her wish to come true in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) Eleven.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Midnight.

6. What gives the protagonist courage to face the monster in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) Her father's divorce.
(b) Her dog's heroism.
(c) Her grandfather's love.
(d) Her mother's letter.

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

8. 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) The mail man.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A real estate agent.
(d) A policeman.

9. What time does Josie fall asleep after doing the ritual the conjure woman suggested in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 12:30 a.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

10. What does the woman from the woods say she gave Leddy's son to save his life in "Boo Mama"?
(a) Food.
(b) Bone marrow.
(c) Her blood.
(d) Clothes.

11. When Josie returns to the conjure woman, the conjure woman suggests different ways to do what in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) Get rid of Adam.
(b) Avoid Adam.
(c) Make peace with Adam.
(d) Punish Adam.

12. What is Leddy's son's name in "Boo Mama"?
(a) George.
(b) William.
(c) Nealy.
(d) Robert.

13. Who does Josie overhear discussing a new conjure woman in town in "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) People at church.
(b) Her mother and friends.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Her aunt and uncle.

14. What do the grandparents claim caught the neighboring girl's arm and injured her in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A tree.
(c) A nail.
(d) A monster.

15. Where does the woman say her husband is in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) In bed sleeping.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) Out of town.
(d) At work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grady's profession in "The Woman in the Snow"?

2. The protagonist's grandfather tells her how he once had a monster where in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

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

4. Where does the statue sit in Laura's home in "The Gingi"?

5. What forces Grady to shut down his route in "The Woman in the Snow"?

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