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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sina decide to "give" Philo, her baby, to Madame Fouchard?
(a) Sina knows that a single mother raising three children will not be able to provide a very good life for them.
(b) Sina needs the money Madame Fouchard gives her for taking in Philo.
(c) Sina does not like Philo.
(d) Sina knows that Madame Fouchard has control over her.

4. Mama Lola takes the ________ like her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
(a) Aser.
(b) Ason.
(c) Asar.
(d) Asion.

5. When do the preparations for the party begin?
(a) Around 5:00 in the morning.
(b) Around 10:00 in the morning.
(c) Around 5:00 in then evening.
(d) Around 10:00 at night.

6. In the end, what happens in William's case?
(a) He is placed in a mental institution.
(b) He is put in prison.
(c) He is given community service.
(d) All charges are dropped.

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

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

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

10. By the end of this chapter, Alourdes does what for Karen?
(a) Buys her supplies for being a manbo.
(b) Reads her cards.
(c) Prays for her.
(d) Puts in a good word for her with the spirits.

11. The chapter ends with a quick anecdote about whom?
(a) Karen.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Mama Lola.
(d) Azaka.

12. According to legend, she is so ______________ that he almost faints the first time he sees her.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Cold.
(c) Scary.
(d) Ugly.

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

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

15. Azaka offers the rest of his altar food to his guests, doles out messages to the individual guests and instructs them how to do what?
(a) Worship him.
(b) Pay for his services.
(c) Live their lives
(d) Dismantle his altar.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Karen, the trip is largely in the name of ____________.

2. This occurs right around the time when Sina must do what?

3. Philo is taken in by a generous woman named _______________.

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

5. What warrior lesson does Karen learn?

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