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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 22 - 42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the bordello?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink.
(c) Midnight blue.
(d) Cherry red.

2. Who tried to cheat the slaves soon after freedom in New Orleans?
(a) Whites.
(b) The French.
(c) Freed Coloured men.
(d) The Haitians.

3. Where does Creeper go the morning after meeting the captain?
(a) The telegraph station near Cabildo on Chartres Street.
(b) The Dead City.
(c) The Helicon.
(d) The French Quarter.

4. What doe Creeper ask the captain that makes her snort?
(a) If she is going to die soon.
(b) If she is planning on getting married.
(c) If she likes being a captain.
(d) If she can swim.

5. How long has New Orleans been free?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Almost two decades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What force is Oshun associated with?

2. What does Creeper eat at the bordello?

3. What happened during Creeper's birth?

4. How old is Creeper when the story begins?

5. Who comes to Creeper's alcove early in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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