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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. What is part of the city, according to Creeper's maman in Part II?

2. What doe Creeper ask the captain that makes her snort?

3. What does Creeper mistakenly call the Mongolian on the captain's crew?

4. Where is the bordello Creeper visits in Part I?

5. What is the name of the bordello Creeper visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oya do when Creeper eats something the Goddess dislikes?

2. What does Madame Diouf encourage Creeper to do that she does not want to do?

3. What is another phrase for the Black God's Drums?

4. What omen does Creeper see in Part I that seems disturbing?

5. What does Creeper hope to trade her information with Ann-Marie in exchange for?

6. How does Madame Diouf handle her clients?

7. Who built Les Grand Murs and why?

8. What does Madame Diouf do for Creeper in Part II?

9. Why does Creeper sometimes dress like a boy?

10. What did Creeper's mother Rose used to do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Clark explain the connection between both Creeper and Ann-Marie and between Oya and Oshun? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Clark describe Creeper's independence and survival instincts? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Creeper finally relent and agree to go to school for the first time in the end of the novella? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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