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

2. Who does the white man send to chase and beat the children?

3. Who do the villagers fear is dead the morning after the violent clash with the thugs?

4. Who does Azaro warn about the three men in glasses coming to beat him up?

5. Azaro's mother's screams awaken him and he finds what everywhere?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chased from the bar in Book 4, what happens to Azaro after he awakens in the forest?

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

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

4. Why does Azaro want to leave the police officer's home he is taken to after he faints on the street?

5. In Book 4, Azaro visited the bar less and less. Why? When he does visit, what does he find?

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

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

8. In Book 4, what happens with Azaro's fathers and the prostitutes at Koto's bar?

9. Why does Azaro call on the wind to punish the man at the construction site, and who is he?

10. What happens with the rats after the photographer brings the poison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Book Five after being beaten by his parents, Azaro withdraws more and more from the world of the living. What does Azaro see on his journey and which people from the world of the living are found on his journey? Which ones affect his journey, and what happens in each instance?

Essay Topic 2

In Book Five, discuss the rain and its impact on the story, the characters, and their lives.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Book Two, Azaro notices spirits in the bar on several occasions, and at the end of the Book he sees spirits rising up to join the crowd just before they clash with the thugs. What connections are there between incidents that occur immediately before or after Azaro sees spirits in this Book?

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