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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 is taken back to _______________.
(a) Gros Bassin.
(b) Gros Morne.
(c) Gros Cheval.
(d) Gros Cabrit.

2. This woman is a successful ____________ (market woman).
(a) Marchfemme.
(b) Machann.
(c) Femme de marche.
(d) Marche femme.

3. The journey into rural Haiti is ____________ one.
(a) A strange.
(b) An easy.
(c) An exciting.
(d) A grueling.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Unfortunately, Fouchard's plan all along is to do what?

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

3. Who is Manman Marasa?

4. In Haiti, before she moved to America, Alourdes, like most other Haitian women, did whatever it took to feed herself and her family, including what?

5. They are received with a mixture of ____________________ by the rural townsfolk.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like being a manbo? How does Alourdes feel about this?

2. What contrast is discussed in this chapter? Describe this contrast.

3. What is the connection between one's power and the will of the spirits in the world of Vodou?

4. How is the character Jepete important?

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

6. How does one feel regarding Karen? Is it easy to sympathize with her? Why or why not?

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

8. What other imagery is used in this chapter? How does it affect the reader? What message does this imagery send?

9. Why is a manbo especially important in Haiti during the present time?

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

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