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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 do the Guildes not have?

2. What does Oya rule over as much as she rules the winds?

3. What do the Jeannots believe about the Confederacy?

4. What does Creeper discover about Duval's "jewel?"

5. What do Sisters Eunice and Agnes make to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Creeper say she would feel if she did not have Oya with her?

2. Who are the Jeannots?

3. What does drapeto gas do?

4. Who are Creeper's sources of information about everything in New Orleans?

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

6. What do the Confederate states use drapeto gas for?

7. What does Creeper say when Ann-Marie asks her why she wants to join the Midnight Robber?

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

9. What is one thing Creeper knows the sisters do in their quest to help slaves?

10. Who kills a lot of people in trying to get the scientist Duval?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Clark describe Haiti's history and significance in this story, and what is the real-life historical significance of Haiti in terms of slave rebellion? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Creeper's aspirations - especially her wish to join the Midnight Robber's crew - change over the course of the novel, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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