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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. What does Azaro do after the spirit girl in the bar keeps blowing out the match every time he lights it for his customer?

3. After the thugs declare that they will bring Koto more business since she supported them, what do they promise to get her for the bar?

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

5. Who returns to Azaro's home where Azaro tells this person that their rat poison worked well?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What happens to Azaro after he runs from the three women?

6. Who are the three men in glasses looking for, and what happens when they find where this person works?

7. Why does Azaro's mother think the villagers do not like them anymore?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Book Five, the spirits try harder to get Azaro back in their world. How do they do this, what does it trigger, and how does it play out?

Essay Topic 3

Azaro's mom talks to him about seeing a classmate on the road in a nice car, with a driver, who looked a decade younger than her and didn't event recognize her when she sold her some oranges. Throughout the story, not just here in Book Seven, Azaro's mom has lamented her life. Cite several instances of this and discuss how they impact your perception of the story and the characters, specifically Azaro and his father.

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