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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alourdes, Mabel and Karen travel to a large _______________ in Kingston where Alourdes is to "treat" a parcel of land the owner needs to sell.

2. Why must this be dislodged?

3. The first is a _____________ in order to dislodge the spirits in one's head.

4. Healers such as Alourdes are specialists who are for hire in order to do what?

5. Why do they come to her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How has Alourdes been like Ezili?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreams are important in Vodou culture.

Part 1) Describe the dreams that are discussed in this book. How are they tied to Haitian Vodou culture? How are these dreams important in this culture?

Part 2) Are dreams important in our own culture? Why or why not? How does a Western interpretation of dreams compare to that of a Vodou interpretation? Why?

Part 3) What types of dreams are important to Americans? Why is this type of dreaming compare to the dreams one has during sleep? What does this reveal about our culture?

Essay Topic 2

Karen and Alourdes are greeted in Haiti with a mix of fascination and expectation.

Part 1) Describe Alourdes and Karen's trip to Haiti. Why are they greeted in this way? What does this reveal about Karen, Alourdes, and the Haitian people?

Part 2) How does this greeting to one's greeting upon arriving in a community in the U.S.? Why would these similarities and/or differences exist?

Part 3) How might you be greeted in Haiti? Why might you be greeted in this way? How are people greeted in this way? How are people greeted into various countries and cultures around the world? Why do these differences exist? How do these differences reflect the relationships between various groups of people?

Essay Topic 3

There is a growing need for Manbos.

Part 1) What is a manbo? How is this person important in Vodou culture? Why are manbos increasingly more important in Haiti? What does this reveal about Vodou culture and life in Haiti?

Part 2) How are these cultural changes seen in other cultures around the world? How is religion becoming more important in some cultures? Why?

Part 3) Would you want to be a manbo? Why or why not? Would you be able to accept a role such as this in another religious organization, if it were offered to you or asked of you? Why or why not? How do manbos reflect the role of religious leaders in a community?

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