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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He comes to town alone, speaking of having done what?
(a) Broken with his family.
(b) Left the military.
(c) Killed his family.
(d) Spoken to the spirits.

2. Maggie tells the story of losing a ___________ (an important item in Vodou initiation rituals.) while in Haiti.
(a) Pi-tet.
(b) Po-tet.
(c) Pa-tat.
(d) Pe-tot.

3. What is the reasoning for the answer to number 96?
(a) She gives away part of herself.
(b) Her children are her life.
(c) She loses all self-esteem.
(d) Vodou spirits are ideal lovers.

4. Rapelle is told in the dream that she will be able to do what?
(a) Help to cure his ailing son.
(b) Give him a son.
(c) Protect his son.
(d) Help him find his son.

5. 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 leave Haiti.
(b) They will lose their ancestral stories and their deepest connections to who they are.
(c) They will die.
(d) They will lose all power.

Short Answer Questions

1. The spirits will do what if should she neglect them?

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

3. Clement Rapelle, a Haitian man, dreams about a woman named Philomise who lives in a compound called _____________________.

4. 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.

5. For how long do the ceremonies go on?

(see the answer key)

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