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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. She buys land in _____________, building her house with her own hands.
(a) Gros Balance.
(b) Gros Mango.
(c) Gros Cajou.
(d) Gros Morne.

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

3. Philo is treated very poorly, and at the age of ____________, she runs away.
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

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

5. The day arrives when a ________ (an evil spirit, in this case, a two legged horse which stands straight like a man) visits Madame Fouchard in the middle of the night.
(a) Maka.
(b) Raka.
(c) Baka.
(d) Laka.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the preparations for the party begin?

2. Fouchard understands that she must do what?

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

4. All morning Mauvant is muttering that he is ________________ but no one pays him much attention.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character Jepete important?

2. What sets Alourdes further apart from the poor Haitians?

3. What important themes in the world of Haitian Vodou are seen in this chapter?

4. How are vodou ideals understood? Give an example from the text that supports this. How might a modern-day American reader feel about this?

5. How might oral traditions be difficult for the reader?

6. How is Mama Lola affected by the needs of these spirits? What are the end results of her actions?

7. How does this similarity relate to their decision to take up the ason and serve the spirits?

8. How does jealousy affect the plot of this story?

9. What all-important concept is discussed in this chapter? Give an example.

10. What is revealed about the relationship between Mama Lola and the spirits in this chapter? How is this relationship important?

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