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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who built Les Grand Murs?
(a) Dutchmen.
(b) Americans.
(c) The French.
(d) The British.

3. What does the bordello owner call Creeper?
(a) Barley.
(b) Hellion.
(c) Flint.
(d) Little creeping vine.

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

5. How long ago did Creeper's mother die?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

6. What does Creeper call the captain when she sees something special in her?
(a) The Bee.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The Bright Lady.
(d) The High Lady.

7. What terrible vision does Creeper see early in Part I?
(a) A skull moon.
(b) A red tide.
(c) Her dead father.
(d) A dead cat.

8. What does Creeper hope they are done with in time for her to do?
(a) Get to school.
(b) Eat.
(c) Catch the beginning of the Maddi Gra festivities.
(d) Take a shower.

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

10. What does Creeper mistakenly call the Mongolian on the captain's crew?
(a) An American.
(b) A Turk.
(c) A Chinaman.
(d) A Japanese man.

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

12. How does Creeper know what foods Oya hates?
(a) She makes Creeper throw up when she eats them.
(b) Creeper passes out when she eats them.
(c) Creeper almost dies when she eats them.
(d) She does not know.

13. What spirit is in the captain?
(a) Jani.
(b) Oshun.
(c) Helion.
(d) Riki.

14. What does Creeper compare the captain's face to in the end of Part II?
(a) A rose.
(b) A storm cloud.
(c) A donut.
(d) A ship.

15. How old is Creeper when the story begins?
(a) 10.
(b) 29.
(c) 13.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another phrase for the Black God's Drums that involves Oya's husband's name?

2. What is Creeper carrying in her dream?

3. How does Creeper say her father died?

4. What docks at the top of Les Grand Murs?

5. How does Creeper's mother die?

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