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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Azaro stare at and wish for the wind to punish when he wanders in the woods with the other children?
(a) The landlord.
(b) The politician that distributed the bad milk.
(c) The white man in charge of the construction workers.
(d) An old man bothering the children.

2. Who promises to bring poison for the rats on the night Azaro sees himself fly over his parents and through the roof?
(a) The photographer.
(b) The king.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The bar owner.

3. Where do many of Azaro's friends live that call him to the river?
(a) On the other side of the river.
(b) In his village.
(c) In a nearby village.
(d) In the spirit world.

4. Who tells Azaro a story about white people coming to the land?
(a) Azaro's father.
(b) His friend.
(c) Azaro's mother.
(d) Madame Koto.

5. On what does Azaro see dripping blood?
(a) A crazy man's leg.
(b) A cut tree.
(c) A stack of wood.
(d) A dog's mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the clearing, a tree grows over what Azaro buries in the forest. What does he bury?

2. At the end of Book 4, who curses Madame Koto?

3. A blind man on the street sees Azaro and chases him to get what so he can see?

4. As the spirits call to Azaro on the street, he faints and is taken where?

5. After climbing the tree and putting on the mask again, what does Azaro see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the second time Azaro is abducted?

2. What vision does Azaro have about the three men in glasses and what does he do about his vision?

3. According to Azaro's father, what is the story of the King of the Road?

4. What happens involving the party of the rich and the villagers?

5. Why does Azaro's father say they would not step foot in the bar again?

6. Why is Azaro's mother not doing well at the market place?

7. Why does Madame Koto hang the fetish, and why does she decide to close the bar abruptly on the night she had really good business?

8. When Azaro begins sitting at the bar for Madame Koto, what does he notice about the bar's visitors?

9. How does Azaro's father deal with creditors who come to his home to collect his debt?

10. What is the story about the white man about, and who tells it to Azaro?

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