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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - The Baka Made from Jealousy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Karen arrives, where does she find Mama Lola?
(a) In a trance.
(b) Slumped against the table.
(c) In the kitchen cooking.
(d) Asleep.

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.
(a) A Vodou spirit.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Certain authority.
(d) The American police force.

3. Many guests arrive for the ritual, and after ______________ to persuade the spirits to attend, Mama Lola becomes possessed by the spirit of Azaka.
(a) Singing.
(b) Chanting.
(c) Praying.
(d) Eating.

4. Philo is taken in by a generous woman named _______________.
(a) Madame Victor.
(b) Madame Victoria.
(c) Madame Valeria.
(d) Madame Vichy.

5. The chapter about the spirit Azaka, or "Kouzen Zaka" begins with Karen telling the story of her journey to Mama Lola's home in ______________.
(a) May of 1981.
(b) May of 1982.
(c) May of 1983.
(d) May of 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ogou Badagri, the shy, handsome, brave and loyal, is Alourdes' _____________ from the spirit world.

2. She is taken back to _______________.

3. Marie Noelsine is befriended by Madame Fouchard, the local _____________ in Port-de-Paix.

4. What does McCarthy Brown do for Alourdes and Maggie?

5. She buys land in _____________, building her house with her own hands.

(see the answer key)

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