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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. According to the Vodou philosophy, the world is a precarious place, and it is naïve to think what?
(a) That one can navigate their life without money.
(b) That one can navigate their life without family.
(c) That one can navigate their life without the labor required to usher in good luck and stave off bad luck.
(d) That one can navigate their life without God.

2. Maggie tells the story of losing a ___________ (an important item in Vodou initiation rituals.) while in Haiti.
(a) Pi-tet.
(b) Pa-tat.
(c) Pe-tot.
(d) Po-tet.

3. We learn in this chapter that Maggie is almost more like a ______________ to Alourdes, someone upon who she relies heavily in her work as a manbo.
(a) Friend.
(b) Sister.
(c) Stranger.
(d) Cousin.

4. The first is a _____________ in order to dislodge the spirits in one's head.
(a) Head washing.
(b) Head cleansing.
(c) Head holding.
(d) Head healing.

5. What does Karen decide?
(a) She wants to do it.
(b) She wants to view it.
(c) She wants to study it.
(d) She wants to sponsor them.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______________ is the mother, the one who bears the children.

2. This spirit is never satisfied, always craving more ____________________.

3. This mothering spirit is tough and strict and sometimes very ____________.

4. Why do they come to her apartment?

5. Alourdes tells the story of a potential client who is a member of a devil-worship group, and she explains that she is a ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alourdes' response regarding Catholic priests? What does this reveal about Haitians?

2. Why do the initiates do the answer to number 55 in the cemetery?

3. How is myth important in Alourdes' life of Vodou?

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

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

6. What does this chapter reiterate about the responsibility of serving the spirits?

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

8. What similarity exists between Marie Claire and Maggie?

9. What is learned about the choices made regarding the women in this culture?

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

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