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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. Alourdes calls who to help her daughter?
(a) Her ancestors.
(b) Karen.
(c) Her family.
(d) The spirits.

2. He represents the idea that Haitians must connect to what, while shedding their skin and recreating themselves as needed?
(a) Their lost spiritual guides.
(b) Their lost family members.
(c) Their lost culture.
(d) Their lost African roots.

3. 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 the labor required to usher in good luck and stave off bad luck.
(b) That one can navigate their life without God.
(c) That one can navigate their life without money.
(d) That one can navigate their life without family.

4. At the end of the blessing, Alourdes mentions to Karen that Maggie is going to __________ (undergo the ritual initiation into Vodou) in July.
(a) 'Kache.'
(b) 'Kitche.'
(c) 'Koche.'
(d) 'Kouche.'

5. Danbala operates from the territory of ______________, asking questions.
(a) Blood and memory.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Learning.
(d) Questioning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alourdes and Maggie have the responsibility of keeping the women of this line, Sina, Philo and beyond, as well as the family spirits, alive with what?

2. We learn that the main focus of Alourdes' healing energy is directed at what?

3. First, upon arrival in Haiti, the group visits _______________ where a ritual cleansing is performed.

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

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the similarity described in number 45 significant?

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

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

5. What story takes place regarding Alourdes in the previous chapter? How is this related to this chapter?

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

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

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

9. What is the purpose of the Ezili spirits?

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

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