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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. When Azaro wanders further into the city, who does he see carrying bags of salt?

2. When Koto asks for Azaro to come back to the bar he does, and Azaro notices a new ________ for the bar.

3. What becomes entangled in a woman's hair while patronizing Madame Koto's bar?

4. After arguing with Azaro's mother, what do the creditors finally take for debt repayment?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What happens during the celebration of Azaro's return?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens after the rainy season starts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Book Three, Azaro's mother is dealing with several things in this part of the story. Describe each situation and how her response is affecting Azaro and/or the story.

Essay Topic 2

In Book Four there are a lot of changes (with Madame Koto, Azaro, Azaro's father, Azaro's mother, relationships between them and others). Discuss these changes, with examples from the story cited in your response.

Essay Topic 3

In Book One, the story begins with Azaro describing the spirit world's river that became a road. At the end of Book One the story reveals to Azaro that his paternal grandfather was the head priest of the roads. Discuss the magical connections that link this story and its family members.

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