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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings the herbalist that helps Azaro come back from the journey he has decided he does not want to take?
(a) The landlord.
(b) His mother.
(c) The blind man.
(d) His father.

2. Who is sent into spasms when touched so that someone else can see?
(a) Azaro.
(b) Ade.
(c) Sami.
(d) Koto.

3. What does Azaro's father turn over looking for more food?
(a) His chair.
(b) The pots.
(c) The plates.
(d) The table.

4. Whose tears from the world of the living flood houses in the valley during Azaro's spirit journey?
(a) Madame Koto's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His mother's friends.
(d) The women from the bar.

5. Who follows Azaro's father around when he shadowboxes outside?
(a) The prostitutes.
(b) Customers from Koto's bar.
(c) The children.
(d) The neighbors.

6. What drink does Azaro spill on himself?
(a) Garri.
(b) Palm wine.
(c) Ogogoro.
(d) Water.

7. What do the eyes watch besides Azaro's father when he shadowboxes outside at night?
(a) The swamp.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) The lights.
(d) Azaro.

8. Who prays in three languages?
(a) Madame Koto.
(b) The herbalist.
(c) Azaro's mother.
(d) Azaro.

9. Whose yard is Azaro blown into by the storm?
(a) Madame Koto's yard.
(b) The landlord's yard.
(c) His family's yard.
(d) The blind man's yard.

10. How many beggars from the road follow Azaro to the bar when he goes inside in Book 7?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

11. How long does Book 5 say it rains?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Three days.

12. Who tells Azaro's father to "be what you are"?
(a) Helen.
(b) Azaro.
(c) Azaro's paternal grandfather.
(d) Azaro's mother.

13. Sitting in a tree, Azaro has a great view of not only the blind man's home, but also __________.
(a) Madame Koto's bar.
(b) The landlord's home
(c) His home.
(d) The photographer's studio.

14. What type of season is it in which Madame Koto grows more powerful?
(a) The Spring.
(b) The rainy season.
(c) The Winter.
(d) The Summer.

15. Who begs Azaro's father not to leave when he is in his dream?
(a) Ade.
(b) Sami.
(c) Azaro's mother.
(d) Azaro.

Short Answer Questions

1. After breaking the window, who beats Azaro until he can no longer feel the pain?

2. Who follows Azaro's father in his dreams?

3. Who persuades the priest to lead the protest in front of Koto's bar?

4. At the end of this story, there is a __________.

5. As Azaro and his "guide" travel, what flows backward against their travel?

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