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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. Who attacks one of the spirit beggars that is in Azaro's home?
2. What type of season is it in which Madame Koto grows more powerful?
3. Who has a door widened to fit through when they walk?
4. Who owns the betting shop?
5. According to Azaro, what can be the highest point of life?
Short Essay Questions
1. The four-headed spirit came to Azaro in different forms. What are they and how does Azaro respond?
2. What happens when Madame Koto holds an exclusive party with a tent set up near her bar?
3. What happens in the spirit world and in the world of the living involving Azaro's journey and the blind man?
4. How does Azaro's father affect the spirit world while Azaro is withdrawn?
5. What happens when the eyes and lights come back to watch Azaro's father shadowboxing at night?
6. How does the rain coming down for two weeks affect Azaro at home and at school?
7. What happens at the party Azaro's father has for his newly acquired taste for politics?
8. What does the great river signify on Azaro's journey, and why does he not want to cross it?
9. How does Azaro's father change after encountering the spirit in his sleep that the priest of the roads helped him fight?
10. How are Helen and the beggars connected?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Book Seven after Azaro killed the lizard, his father comes in and says "A man can wander around the planet and still not move an inch. A man can have so much light in his mind and still not see what's right in front of him... A man can carry the world and still not be able to bear the load of his own head." Using examples from the story, discuss how these statements are true in Azaro's father's life.
Essay Topic 2
In Book One, fire and or rioting have occurred around Azaro. Cite each instance and discuss the implications not only of each occurrence but their combined and individual significance to the story, and to the characters.
Essay Topic 3
From Book Eight discuss Madame Koto's power, how she gets it, and how she uses it.
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