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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. Who says poverty is driving this person mad?

2. Who does the head beggar turn out to be?

3. After the beatings, what does Azaro refuse to do?

4. How many beggars from the road follow Azaro to the bar when he goes inside in Book 7?

5. Whose shout from the world of the living manifests as a storm in the spirit realm on Azaro's journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the party Azaro's father has for his newly acquired taste for politics?

2. Why does Madame Koto finally hire a driver for her newly purchased car?

3. How does Azaro handle the beggars that follow him into the bar in Book 7?

4. Why are the gods angry with Azaro, and what do they do about it while he is on his journey with the three-headed spirit?

5. After Azaro's father decides to train as a boxer, what happens to lead Azaro to withdraw into himself?

6. The more Azaro's father trains, what happens with the villagers, with food for him and his mother, and with his father?

7. When Azaro's father wakes up, what does everyone find out about why he has been the way he is in his sleep after defeating the Green Leopard?

8. How are Helen and the beggars connected?

9. What happens when Madame Koto holds an exclusive party with a tent set up near her bar?

10. What happens when Azaro's father fights the man in the white suit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Book Five, the spirits try harder to get Azaro back in their world. How do they do this, what does it trigger, and how does it play out?

Essay Topic 2

In Book One, fire and or rioting have occurred around Azaro. Cite each instance and discuss the implications not only of each occurrence but their combined and individual significance to the story, and to the characters.

Essay Topic 3

Storms are weaved throughout this story. What is the significance of storms to Azaro's spirit world existence and his life among the living?

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