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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. Where does Laura spot a sculpture which catches her eye in "The Gingi"?

2. Where does the woman say her husband is in "The Woman in the Snow"?

3. What is the woman clutching on the side of the road in "The Woman in the Snow"?

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

5. Where does the woman need a ride to in "The Woman in the Snow"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Nealy returned in "Boo Mama"? Why is he taken away again?

4. How is a neighborhood girl injured in the coop in "The Chicken-Coop Monster"?

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

6. What does Josie want in "The Conjure Brother"? Where does she go to fulfill her wish?

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

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

9. How is Laura's husband almost injured in "The Gingi"?

10. How does Leddy attempt to communicate with Nealy after he's found? What does she discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of "We Organized." What year is it in the story? Where does the action take place? How does the setting support the themes of the collection?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ajax and the slave master in "We Organized." How old is each of these men? What characteristics are embodied in each?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the origins and history of the Ku Klux Klan. What role does the KKK play in "Justice"?

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