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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 - Danbala.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In time, the two become friends, and she tells him what story?
(a) Of how she began studying Vodou.
(b) Of how she became a Haitian.
(c) Of how she first came to Haiti.
(d) Of how she began her work in treating people.

2. Each of these women represents a generational link in a chain that, if broken, will cause what to happen to future generations?
(a) They will lose their ancestral stories and their deepest connections to who they are.
(b) They will die.
(c) They will leave Haiti.
(d) They will lose all power.

3. ____________________ when she agrees to return to her family land in Jean Rabel to give a feast for the family spirits.
(a) Her hearing is restored.
(b) Her voice is restored.
(c) Her health is restored.
(d) Her sight is restored.

4. According to legend, she is so ______________ that he almost faints the first time he sees her.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Scary.
(d) Cold.

5. Mama Lola is throwing Azaka _______________ party, as she must every year.
(a) A birthday.
(b) A pizza.
(c) An anniversary.
(d) A surprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he finds her, she repeatedly refuses service to him. Why?

2. When Karen decides to marry Papa Ogou, Alourdes tells her that she must also marry Papa Danbala. Why?

3. All Vodou lwa are represented by what?

4. They are received with a mixture of ____________________ by the rural townsfolk.

5. Many guests arrive for the ritual, and after ______________ to persuade the spirits to attend, Mama Lola becomes possessed by the spirit of Azaka.

(see the answer key)

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