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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she first meets Alphonse Macena, she is just a girl of __________.
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

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

3. What is a ritual feeding of the poor?
(a) Ponji mav.
(b) Panje mov.
(c) Monji pav.
(d) A Manje pov.

4. Who should Karen marry?
(a) Papa Ogou.
(b) Papa Gedes.
(c) Mama Lola's brother.
(d) Mama Lola's son.

5. What does Philo realize?
(a) She misses Luc.
(b) She must ignore the spirits.
(c) She must serve the spirits and take up her mother's legacy.
(d) She must return to New York.

6. What happens to Sina shortly after this?
(a) She is poisoned and killed.
(b) She returns to the United States.
(c) She moves back into the country.
(d) She becomes a manbo.

7. McCarthy Brown recounts in this chapter a trip she and Alourdes make together in ________ to Haiti.
(a) 1981.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1982.

8. Why does he fund this?
(a) So that Philo will leave him alone.
(b) So that Philo can have a vacation.
(c) So that Philo can be reunited with Sina.
(d) So that Philo will be happy.

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

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

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

12. Many guests arrive for the ritual, and after ______________ to persuade the spirits to attend, Mama Lola becomes possessed by the spirit of Azaka.
(a) Chanting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Eating.

13. They are received with a mixture of ____________________ by the rural townsfolk.
(a) Annoyance and fear.
(b) Fascination and expectation.
(c) Fear and excitement.
(d) Anger and fear.

14. What warrior lesson does Karen learn?
(a) Fight those who fight you.
(b) Know what you want and fight for it.
(c) Strike first and strike hard.
(d) Learn how to wield a sword.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sina is strong and has saved money from what?

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

3. Where is this ritual feeding held?

4. 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.

5. The first chapter of the book begins where?

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