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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. Why is Jewel so frightened of Creeper at first?

2. What do the nuns give the captain?

3. What do the Jeannots believe about the Confederacy?

4. What does the captain say about communing with the Goddesses?

5. What does Eunice say about the captain and Creeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jewel so startled by Creeper when Creeper comes to free her?

2. What does Clark insinuate about Sisters Eunice and Agnes?

3. Who is Feral supposedly descended from?

4. How does Creeper know the men with the scientist in Part III will be dead very soon?

5. What is the relationship between the Goddesses that Ann-Marie and Creeper both commune with?

6. What does Ann-Marie say the legend in Haiti is about the Black God's Drums?

7. How does Creeper often feel when she feels Oya's presence?

8. How does Creeper figure out the Midnight Robber is a smuggling ship?

9. Who do the sisters send to guide Creeper and Ann-Marie and why?

10. How does Creeper tell Ann-Marie she should handle Oshun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Clark treat the subject of homosexuality throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Clark chooses to have Creeper risk her life to save the city of New Orleans and its inhabitants? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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