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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 university did Patricia McKissack attend?
(a) The University of Georgia.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Sewannee University.

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

3. Where does the woman need a ride to in "The Woman in the Snow"?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Her mothers house.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) Church.

4. Where was Robert Kennedy assassinated?
(a) Phoenix, AZ.
(b) Las Vegas, NV.
(c) Los Angeles, CA.
(d) Portland, OR.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

2. Whose chicken coop is plagued by a monster, according to the protagonist in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

3. What had Leddy been before deciding to drop out of society in "Boo Mama"?

4. What is changed when Josie awakes the next day after her second visit to the conjure woman in "The Conjure Brother"?

5. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Laura's home after the purchases the sculpture in "The Gingi"?

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

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

6. Why does Grady not give the woman a ride in "The Woman in the Snow"? What happens to her?

7. What is Laura's daughter's reaction to the sculpture in "The Gingi"?

8. What does the conjure woman tell Josie when Josie returns in "The Conjure Brother"?

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

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

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