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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Macena is the father of her children so she must do what?
(a) Forgive him.
(b) Take him in.
(c) Stay away from him.
(d) Trust him.

2. What does Mauvant regularly do?
(a) He sleeps.
(b) He talks to the spirits.
(c) He sits sipping his special rum mixture and doling out medicine and advice.
(d) He tells stories.

3. What does she learn from her sister-in-law?
(a) She is to train as a manbo in Brooklyn.
(b) She is to move back to Haiti.
(c) She is to return to Haiti to train as a manbo.
(d) She is to become a spirit.

4. This is done around ____________.
(a) 4:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 4:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

5. He is a "grimo," or _____________ man.
(a) Working.
(b) White-skinned.
(c) Young.
(d) Old.

6. Unfortunately, Fouchard's plan all along is to do what?
(a) Utilize Philo as a maid whom she will not have to pay.
(b) Have Philo be the daughter she always wanted.
(c) Sell Philo.
(d) Return Philo to her mother as soon as possible.

7. The spirits will do what if should she neglect them?
(a) Help her.
(b) Not work for her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Ignore her.

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

9. Marie Noelsine is befriended by Madame Fouchard, the local _____________ in Port-de-Paix.
(a) Religious leader.
(b) Doctor.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Store keeper.

10. Luc is a wealthy man, and he funds a trip for Philo and her son to do what?
(a) Take a relaxing vacation.
(b) Move to the States.
(c) Journey to Port au Prince.
(d) Journey back into the mountains

11. What does McCarthy Brown do for Alourdes and Maggie?
(a) She steps in to assist in the process.
(b) She acts as William's lawyer.
(c) She translates for them.
(d) She pays for William's bail.

12. Where is this ritual feeding held?
(a) In church in Port-au-Prince.
(b) In someone's home in Port-au-Prince.
(c) In the town hall in Port-au-Prince.
(d) In the cemetery of Port-au-Prince.

13. The story begins on __________ early morning.
(a) A cold.
(b) A strange.
(c) A typical.
(d) A stormy.

14. There are _______ different subdivisions of Ogou.
(a) Two.
(b) Very few.
(c) A few.
(d) Many.

15. What does Mauvant vomit up?
(a) His lunch.
(b) A spirit.
(c) A small, smooth stone.
(d) A diamond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alourdes ____________ the family spirits that inhabit the land.

2. This chapter we learn more about Kouzinn, the spirit who is what?

3. The capital earned by this career gives her leverage over what?

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

5. The first chapter of the book begins where?

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