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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. What warrior lesson does Karen learn?
(a) Strike first and strike hard.
(b) Fight those who fight you.
(c) Know what you want and fight for it.
(d) Learn how to wield a sword.

2. Macena shirks his responsibilities and spends all of his time where?
(a) In a bar.
(b) With his friends.
(c) At the cockfights.
(d) In front of the television.

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

4. What is a ritual feeding of the poor?
(a) Monji pav.
(b) Ponji mav.
(c) A Manje pov.
(d) Panje mov.

5. Unfortunately, Fouchard's plan all along is to do what?
(a) Utilize Philo as a maid whom she will not have to pay.
(b) Sell Philo.
(c) Have Philo be the daughter she always wanted.
(d) Return Philo to her mother as soon as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to legend, she is so ______________ that he almost faints the first time he sees her.

2. McCarthy Brown recounts in this chapter a trip she and Alourdes make together in ________ to Haiti.

3. Ogou Badagri, the shy, handsome, brave and loyal, is Alourdes' _____________ from the spirit world.

4. His medicine, his power, is with him naturally, and he has no need even for what?

5. She later stages a ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do most Americans think of "voodoo?"

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

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

5. Describe a metaphor that can be found in this chapter. How is this interesting?

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

7. What does the author say is the purpose of every other chapter in the book? What does this reveal about the author's role in writing these chapters?

8. Why is oral tradition important in this culture?

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

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

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