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

2. Sina realizes that Macena will not leave the family compound, so she and her eldest daughter, Gloria, decide to do what?
(a) Remove him from the compound.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Convince him to leave.
(d) Move to a neighboring town.

3. 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?
(a) She cares for Sina.
(b) She is a kind woman.
(c) She knows that these favors will oblige Sina to her.
(d) She is Sina's aunt.

4. How old is Joseph Binbin Mauvant?
(a) 69.
(b) 89.
(c) 79.
(d) 59.

5. Philo meets a man named Luc Charles with whom she bears a child named ______________.
(a) Frieda.
(b) Frank.
(c) Phil.
(d) Fred.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Philo is treated very poorly, and at the age of ____________, she runs away.

3. The compound is a grouping of huts for whom?

4. When "Sina," as Macena calls her, becomes pregnant, Mauvant and the men from the community do what?

5. Before long, Macena discovers her whereabouts and does what?

(see the answer key)

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