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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Macena believes that the spirits, like his wife, are there to do what?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Serve him.
(c) Hurt him.
(d) Scare him.

2. Who is Joseph Binbin Mauvant?
(a) Mama Lola's brother.
(b) Mama Lola's father.
(c) Mama Lola's grandfather.
(d) Mama Lola's great grandfather.

3. ____________ is finally reacted by Karen, Alourdes and their traveling companions.
(a) Gros Morne.
(b) Gros Balance.
(c) Gros Vignon.
(d) Gros Cajou.

4. This occurs right around the time when Sina must do what?
(a) Move to the United States.
(b) Return to her family's home.
(c) Become a spirit.
(d) Move to Gros Morne to escape Macena.

5. For Alourdes, it is a journey long overdue to do what?
(a) Teach others about Vodou.
(b) Pay homage to the spirits.
(c) Learn the history of Haiti.
(d) Relax and enjoy life.

6. For how long do the ceremonies go on?
(a) Until early in the evening.
(b) Until late at night.
(c) Until early in the morning the next day.
(d) For the next week.

7. He comes to town alone, speaking of having done what?
(a) Spoken to the spirits.
(b) Left the military.
(c) Broken with his family.
(d) Killed his family.

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

9. This chapter we learn more about Kouzinn, the spirit who is what?
(a) Mama Lola's spiritual advisor.
(b) Azaka's brother.
(c) The female counterpart to Azaka.
(d) The male counterpart to Azaka.

10. Ogou teaches that in order to live, one must do what?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Learn.
(c) Think.
(d) Fight.

11. The relationship between Sina and Alphonse Macena does not last long. Why?
(a) He dies.
(b) He is abusive.
(c) He does not carry his weight in the household.
(d) She tires of him.

12. Most of the compound's women have made the long journey down the mountain to what?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The mall.
(c) The school.
(d) The market.

13. Macena shirks his responsibilities and spends all of his time where?
(a) At the cockfights.
(b) In a bar.
(c) With his friends.
(d) In front of the television.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alourdes is possessed by Ogou, the __________ is always wielded.

2. The incident shows that McCarthy Brown is what?

3. Who is Leve Jipon Fanm-nan, meaning "Raise that Woman's Petticoat?"

4. The spirits will do what if should she neglect them?

5. In this chapter we learn about Alourdes' Grandmother, ______________.

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