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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 - Ezili.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sina is strong and has saved money from what?
(a) Selling her goods at the market.
(b) Tutoring children.
(c) Saving her inheritance.
(d) Nannying.

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

3. She is seen as the image of what?
(a) A fish or snake.
(b) A piece of seaweed.
(c) A mermaid or a whale.
(d) A turtle.

4. When he finds her, she repeatedly refuses service to him. Why?
(a) She does not believe she is capable of helping him.
(b) The spirits have not come to her to explain how to treat the boy.
(c) She does not want to help him.
(d) She does not trust him.

5. Alourdes ____________ the family spirits that inhabit the land.
(a) Feeds.
(b) Studies.
(c) Mocks.
(d) Follows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warrior lesson does Karen learn?

2. ______________ is the mother, the one who bears the children.

3. The relationship between Sina and Alphonse Macena does not last long. Why?

4. Philo catches the black fever plaguing Haiti. During her recovery, Ageou visits Philo in a dream and tells her what?

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

(see the answer key)

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