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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Azaka goes about his business first, settling outstanding loans from what, and then selling the goods from his altar to the guests?
(a) The market.
(b) The previous year's party.
(c) Apartment rental.
(d) Car sales.

2. Philo is taken in by a generous woman named _______________.
(a) Madame Vichy.
(b) Madame Victor.
(c) Madame Victoria.
(d) Madame Valeria.

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

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

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

6. For Karen, the trip is largely in the name of ____________.
(a) Spending time with family.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Research.

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

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

9. What is the setting?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The Mauvant family store.
(c) The Mauvant family compound.
(d) The town market.

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

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

12. What is a "met tet?"
(a) A Mets fan.
(b) A beaded rattle.
(c) Master of her head.
(d) A grocery store.

13. His medicine, his power, is with him naturally, and he has no need even for what?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Friends.
(c) Spirits.
(d) An ason.

14. How old is Joseph Binbin Mauvant?
(a) 79.
(b) 69.
(c) 89.
(d) 59.

15. The capital earned by this career gives her leverage over what?
(a) Those who are not a part of the culture.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) An otherwise male-dominated culture.
(d) Other women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the market of _____________, Philo finds her sister, Gloria.

2. Who should Karen marry?

3. For Alourdes, it is a journey long overdue to do what?

4. She is taken back to _______________.

5. The chapter ends with a quick anecdote about whom?

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