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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. How long does Black Herman’s treatment of Earline last?

2. To what does Battraville compare feeding the loas?

3. What did the Knights Templars do to raise their standing?

4. What does PaPaLaBas say Osiris’ brother Set wanted?

5. What does Battraville say was the first thing the Marines did in Haiti?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the meaning of Abdul Hamid’s epigram?

2. Why does Benoit Battraville say that the Americans are the ones to ask about the Jes Grew?

3. What does Isis want from Moses?

4. What does Battraville say haunts White culture?

5. What happens when Moses read the Work to the people?

6. Describe Woodrow Wilson Jefferson’s departure for home.

7. What does Battraville say is the difference between VooDoo in America and VooDoo in Haiti?

8. What is the meaning of the chart inserted in the historical account leading up to Hinkle Von Vampton and Safecracker Gould’s arrest?

9. Describe the pendant that Hinkle Von Vampton wears around his neck.

10. Describe the scene of PaPaLaBas and Black Herman’s arrival at the party.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of Mumbo Jumbo, Reed quotes Louis Armstrong as saying that “the spirit hits them and they follow.” (p. 7). What is the spirit, and where does it lead people in Mumbo Jumbo?

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