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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 - Gede.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After losing this, she subsequently had a dream of what?
(a) Losing her daughter.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Being pursued by the spirits and meeting them with resistance.
(d) Looking for the spirits.

2. Macena is the father of her children so she must do what?
(a) Trust him.
(b) Forgive him.
(c) Take him in.
(d) Stay away from him.

3. Gede's domination of the realm of death is reflective of a time when males held the power in Haitian families, and this is not the case any longer. In consequence, and in showing how flexible and ever-evolving the culture of Vodou is, a strong female version of Gede is slowly emerging, whose name is _____________.
(a) Gedelia.
(b) Gedenia.
(c) Gerte.
(d) Geda.

4. Why does Sina decide to "give" Philo, her baby, to Madame Fouchard?
(a) Sina knows that Madame Fouchard has control over her.
(b) Sina needs the money Madame Fouchard gives her for taking in Philo.
(c) Sina knows that a single mother raising three children will not be able to provide a very good life for them.
(d) Sina does not like Philo.

5. Who is Manman Marasa?
(a) The sister of Mauvant.
(b) The wife of Mauvant.
(c) The daughter of Mauvant.
(d) Mama Lola's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. This woman is a successful ____________ (market woman).

2. Alourdes remembers whose birth?

3. Where does Papa Gede live?

4. This spirit goes absolutely wildly out of control at the sight of ______________.

5. At the end of the blessing, Alourdes mentions to Karen that Maggie is going to __________ (undergo the ritual initiation into Vodou) in July.

(see the answer key)

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