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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The incident shows that McCarthy Brown is what?
(a) Very intelligent.
(b) A liar.
(c) A devoted friend to Alourdes and her family.
(d) A good lawyer.

2. Alourdes calls who to help her daughter?
(a) Her ancestors.
(b) Her family.
(c) The spirits.
(d) Karen.

3. She was born by cesarean section weighing a record ______ pounds.
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

4. Maggie is hospitalized with what?
(a) A tumor.
(b) Migraines.
(c) A mystery illness.
(d) Cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the preparations for the party begin?

2. Despite her power as a Vodou priestess and the protection that she enjoys at the hands of the spirits, ________________ is enough to upturn Alourdes' life.

3. For how long do the ceremonies go on?

4. The spirit Papa Danbala is very _________, so when he "mounts" his horse, or manbo, in the possession-performance, he utters sounds only and does not speak.

5. What is a "met tet?"

(see the answer key)

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