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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. Who learned VooDoo from Moses, according to VooDoo tradition?
(a) Syrians.
(b) South Americans.
(c) Israelites.
(d) Christians.

2. What is the “Loa that Jes Grew here in America among our people” (p. 128)?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Rock & roll.
(c) Fusion.
(d) Blues.

3. What is depicted on the pendant Hinkle Von Vampton wears in the photo in the New York Sun?
(a) A horse with wings.
(b) A king on a throne.
(c) Two knights on one horse.
(d) A snake winding around the base of a tree.

4. How does Biff Musclewhite explain Charlotte’s confusion about what happened last night?
(a) There must have been something in the air.
(b) She must have drunk too much.
(c) There might have been something in her food.
(d) She might be coming down with something.

5. Who does Black Herman say is ready to meet with PaPaLaBas in Chapter 42?
(a) The visitors in the harbor.
(b) The directors of the Center for Art Detention.
(c) The police.
(d) The remnants of Berbelang’s gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Battraville say was the first thing the Marines did in Haiti?

2. What note does Mumbo Jumbo end on?

3. What did the Knights Templars do to raise their standing?

4. Why does Black Herman succeed where PaPaLaBas failed?

5. What does PaPaLaBas give to the man Earline has seduced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is PaPaLaBas’ explanation for Abdul Hamid’s action?

2. What does PaPaLaBas say is the future of the Jes Grew?

3. What prevents Hierophant 1 from taking poison?

4. Describe the pendant that Hinkle Von Vampton wears around his neck.

5. What caused 50,000 Templars to be murdered in 1307?

6. What does Battraville say haunts White culture?

7. What is the meaning of the chart inserted in the historical account leading up to Hinkle Von Vampton and Safecracker Gould’s arrest?

8. What was the meaning of Abdul Hamid’s epigram?

9. What does Battraville reveal to PaPaLaBas?

10. Who is gathered at the Irvington-on-Hudson party?

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