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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. Clement Rapelle, a Haitian man, dreams about a woman named Philomise who lives in a compound called _____________________.
(a) Seven Pennies from Heaven.
(b) Seven Stabs of the Knife.
(c) Seven Deadly Sins.
(d) Seventh Heaven.

2. Gede's domination of the realm of death is reflective of a time when males held the power in Haitian families, and this is not the case any longer. In consequence, and in showing how flexible and ever-evolving the culture of Vodou is, a strong female version of Gede is slowly emerging, whose name is _____________.
(a) Geda.
(b) Gedenia.
(c) Gerte.
(d) Gedelia.

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?
(a) Missing May, who is killed in the spring of 1987.
(b) Missing Mimose, who is killed in the spring of 1987.
(c) Missing Maggie, who is killed in the spring of 1987.
(d) Missing Miracle, who is killed in the spring of 1987.

4. 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 Lourdes.
(b) Lady of the Sea.
(c) Lady of the Snows.
(d) Lady of Guadeloupe.

5. In time, the two become friends, and she tells him what story?
(a) Of how she first came to Haiti.
(b) Of how she began her work in treating people.
(c) Of how she began studying Vodou.
(d) Of how she became a Haitian.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are ___________ levels of initiation into Vodou.

2. Alourdes maintains that there is only one God, and one set of spirits, but different kinds of people in different kinds of religions do what?

3. What does Alourdes ask Karen?

4. The litany of spirits and the litany of ancestral rite would be impossible to maintain in the realm of _________________ where the human and the divine are forbidden to mix.

5. The prefix of the word Danbala is Da, meaning ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What similarity exists between Marie Claire and Maggie?

2. What are Philo's plans for Alourdes, prior to her birth? How does this plan change?

3. Who is important in this chapter? Why is she important in comparison to Alourdes?

4. What is significant about Karen's marriage to Papa Danbala?

5. How has Alourdes been like Ezili?

6. What understanding does this chapter give us regarding Alourdes and her daughter?

7. Who does Aunt Emma represent? Why is this important?

8. What is one of the best stories in this chapter? Why?

9. What is learned about participating in the initiation rite?

10. How do each of the four initiates handle the initiation rites? Who handles it the best?

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