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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. Maggie is hospitalized with what?

2. What does this spirit love?

3. _________________ is a white woman.

4. The spirit, __________, comes to her in a dream.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Compare the focus on morality and sexuality in the Vodou culture as compared the many people in America? How do these differences affect many Americans' views of Vodou?

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

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

8. How does Philo feel about Alourdes? Why might she feel this way?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many Vodou spirits.

Part 1) Describe four of these spirits. What is the role of each spirit in Vodou culture? How is this connected with the treatment of these spirits by Vodou practitioners?

Part 2) How do Vodou spirits influence the lives of the Haitians? Are they a powerful force in Haitian culture? Why or why not?

Part 3) What spirits or religious entities are influential in other cultures around the world? How are they influential in the U.S.?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

An oral tradition is strong in Hatian culture.

Part 1) Describe oral tradition. What constitutes an oral tradition? How is this strong in the Haitian culture? Why is it so strong in the Haitian culture? How is this tied to Vodou?

Part 2) How are oral traditions and histories important in other cultures? How do these cultures compare to the Haitian Vodou cultures? What do all cultures with strong oral traditions have in common? Why?

Part 3) How is oral history important in your own culture? Is it as important as it was in the past? Why or why not? How does increased literacy affect oral traditions?

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