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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This spirit is the '______________ woman' of the female spirits.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Strong.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Wild.

2. In July of 1981, they travel to Haiti and meet up with a Haitian woman named ____________ who will undergo the initiation as well.
(a) Mimose.
(b) Miracle.
(c) May.
(d) Maddie.

3. Each of these spirits exists in close relation to one another and, when considered as a group, are able to quite accurately paint a portrait of whom?
(a) All women and the circumstances in which they exist.
(b) All Haitian people and the circumstances in which they exist.
(c) All people and the circumstances in which they exist.
(d) The Haitian woman and the circumstances in which they exist.

4. What does the spirit do to Philo?
(a) He makes her deaf.
(b) He makes her go blind.
(c) He makes her ill.
(d) He makes her mute.

5. She was born by cesarean section weighing a record ______ pounds.
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

6. We learn that the main focus of Alourdes' healing energy is directed at what?
(a) Her family.
(b) The deeper issues that are uncovered during the course of her treatment.
(c) The people who live on this land.
(d) The spirits on the land.

7. This spirit goes absolutely wildly out of control at the sight of ______________.
(a) Blood.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Children.
(d) Food.

8. What does Philo not want to do?
(a) Leave Haiti.
(b) Take on the responsibility.
(c) Put a curse on others.
(d) Help others.

9. In this chapter we learn that Vodou rituals are always opened with what?
(a) Vodou prayer.
(b) Catholic prayer.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Meditation.

10. Alourdes, Mabel and Karen travel to a large _______________ in Kingston where Alourdes is to "treat" a parcel of land the owner needs to sell.
(a) Factory.
(b) Home.
(c) Dairy farm.
(d) Christmas tree farm.

11. At the end of the blessing, Alourdes mentions to Karen that Maggie is going to __________ (undergo the ritual initiation into Vodou) in July.
(a) 'Kouche.'
(b) 'Kache.'
(c) 'Koche.'
(d) 'Kitche.'

12. She is seen as the image of what?
(a) A fish or snake.
(b) A mermaid or a whale.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A piece of seaweed.

13. Why is this Karen's decision?
(a) She wants to be a part of Alourdes' family.
(b) She wants to be a Vodou priestess.
(c) She wants to believe in something.
(d) She wants to have confidence in herself the way Alourdes does.

14. The spirit, __________, comes to her in a dream.
(a) Ago.
(b) Ague.
(c) Auge.
(d) Ageou.

15. Philo discovers she is pregnant and does everything she can think of to miscarry, as another mouth to feed is the last thing she needs. The spirit __________________ comes to her in a dream and tells her to stop trying to kill her baby.
(a) Lady of the Snows.
(b) Lady of Guadeloupe.
(c) Lady of Lourdes.
(d) Lady of the Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________________ when she agrees to return to her family land in Jean Rabel to give a feast for the family spirits.

2. There are ___________ levels of initiation into Vodou.

3. All four successfully survive the initiation. The story jumps to some years later in Alourdes' Brooklyn basement where the three surviving siblings of the initiation are doing what?

4. He represents the idea that Haitians must connect to what, while shedding their skin and recreating themselves as needed?

5. ______________ is an elusive creature of the deep sea, a siren.

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