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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Kouzinn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama Lola takes the ________ like her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
(a) Asar.
(b) Ason.
(c) Aser.
(d) Asion.

2. According to legend, she is so ______________ that he almost faints the first time he sees her.
(a) Ugly.
(b) Scary.
(c) Cold.
(d) Beautiful.

3. Mama Lola is throwing Azaka _______________ party, as she must every year.
(a) A pizza.
(b) An anniversary.
(c) A birthday.
(d) A surprise.

4. In what town does the story take place?
(a) Port au Prince.
(b) Jean Rabel.
(c) Achille.
(d) Surin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the preparations for the party begin?

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

3. The day arrives when a ________ (an evil spirit, in this case, a two legged horse which stands straight like a man) visits Madame Fouchard in the middle of the night.

4. Fouchard feeds Sina and gives her a place to rest whenever she comes to town to sell her goods at the market. Why does Fouchard do this?

5. In Haiti, before she moved to America, Alourdes, like most other Haitian women, did whatever it took to feed herself and her family, including what?

(see the answer key)

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