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

2. What does the doll look like, which the shopkeeper insists Laura take along with the statue, in "The Gingi"?

3. Where is the protagonist sent to stay for a period of time in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

4. Where is Patricia McKissack from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ray do that Grady doesn't in "The Woman in the Snow"? What is the outcome?

2. What does Laura encounter which causes her family to leave their home in "The Gingi"? Who is left behind?

3. How is Grady Bishop described in the beginning of "The Woman in the Snow"? What does he do?

4. How is Adam described in "The Conjure Brother"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history and origins of voodoo. How did voodoo rituals enter into the American mythology? How are these rituals employed in "We Organized"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe George Pullman, the Pullman Car Company and The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. When did the first black union organize and what obstacles did they face?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and analyze the structural elements of "We Organized," including exposition, rising action, climax and denouement. What are character actions and objectives and how do they drive the story forward?

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