View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This chapter is a story about the life of Alourdes' ______________, Philomise.
(a) Brother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Mother.

2. ____________________ when she agrees to return to her family land in Jean Rabel to give a feast for the family spirits.
(a) Her voice is restored.
(b) Her sight is restored.
(c) Her health is restored.
(d) Her hearing is restored.

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 Miracle, who is killed in the spring of 1987.
(d) Missing Maggie, who is killed in the spring of 1987.

4. In this chapter we learn that Vodou rituals are always opened with what?
(a) Vodou prayer.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Catholic prayer.
(d) Meditation.

5. In this chapter, Alourdes, Maggie, Karen, Big Daddy and Maggie's children arrive at Karen's new ______________ apartment in Manhattan.
(a) TriBeCa.
(b) West Village.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Lower East Side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maggie tells the story of losing a ___________ (an important item in Vodou initiation rituals.) while in Haiti.

2. 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.

3. She is seen as the image of what?

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

5. Clement Rapelle, a Haitian man, dreams about a woman named Philomise who lives in a compound called _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alourdes' main role in Vodou? Describe her actions in this role. Why does she act this way?

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

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

4. What similarity exists between Marie Claire and Maggie?

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

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

7. What do the initiates have to do in the cemetery?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 923 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample