2. Who is in the van with the politicians, besides the thugs?
(a) Azaro.
(b) Azaro's mother.
(c) The landlord.
(d) Azaro's father.

3. Returning home from the bar, Azaro's mother shows him machete marks and __________ on their door.
(a) Cooking oil.
(b) Blood.
(c) Feces.
(d) Water.

4. That night, after Azaro warns the person about the three men in glasses, the thugs and the village people become violent. Where does Azaro hide?
(a) In the house.
(b) In the forest.
(c) In the burned out van.
(d) He did not hide.

5. Who brings palm wine when they arrive for the celebration?
(a) The landlord.
(b) Azaro's uncle.
(c) The police officer.
(d) Madame Koto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Looking through the mask everything becomes _______.

2. Who returns from a hiding place in the swamp, badly beaten, and knocks on the door of Azaro's home?

3. The man Azaro helps out the back door and away from the thugs chasing him is caught by them and taken where?

4. Through his mother's friends, what does Azaro learn about the women now working in Madame Koto's bar?

5. Where do many of Azaro's friends live that call him to the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Azaro notice about his new home in Book 1?

2. Why does Azaro no longer like Madame Koto in Book 3?

3. What happens when the creditors come to the house in Azaro's father's absence, and how does he react when he gets home that evening and finds out what they have done?

4. Before Azaro is awakened by the photographer returning from the marsh, what is he doing?

5. What happens when the thugs and villagers clash the night Azaro hides in the van?

6. Why does Azaro's father want to fight the new customers in the bar?

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

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

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

10. When Azaro wanders into a building in Book 4, what happens?

(see the answer keys)

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