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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josie want in the beginning of "The Conjure Brother"?
(a) An older sister.
(b) A little brother.
(c) A little sister.
(d) An older brother.

2. Where does Laura spot a sculpture which catches her eye in "The Gingi"?
(a) The Fair of Horrors.
(b) Ebony Treasures.
(c) The Mystery Bazaar.
(d) The Mother Africa Shop.

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

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

5. Where does Ray drive the woman in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) The police station.
(b) Church.
(c) The radio station.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Ray driving when he sees a woman on the side of the road in "The Woman in the Snow"?

2. What do the grandparents claim caught the neighboring girl's arm and injured her in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

3. What does the shopkeeper claim the statue is which Laura wants to buy in "The Gingi"?

4. Where does the neighboring girl hide during a game of hide-and-seek in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

5. What does Laura do with the statue and doll after revisiting the shop in "The Gingi"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Josie awakens after performing her "ritual" in "The Conjure Brother"?

2. What does Leddy notice about her son after he's returned? What appears in the night?

3. What civil rights history is reflected in "The Woman in the Snow"?

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

5. What object does Laura notice in a shop window in "The Gingi"?

6. What creature appears from the woods in "Boo Mama"? What does it reveal about Nealy?

7. What happens when Josie awakens after revisiting the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?

8. What does the shopkeeper tell Laura about the object in "The Gingi"?

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

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

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