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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. What does Azaro's father say about lizards?

2. Who says "one way or another we are all spies"?

3. After breaking the window, who beats Azaro until he can no longer feel the pain?

4. Who distracts Azaro's father during his fight with the man in the white suit?

5. What does Azaro's father turn over looking for more food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the gods angry with Azaro, and what do they do about it while he is on his journey with the three-headed spirit?

2. What happens at the party Azaro's father has for his newly acquired taste for politics?

3. Why does Koto come to Azaro in his sleep, and what happens?

4. What happens when Azaro's father fights the man in the white suit?

5. Why is Madame Koto known as the Queen of the Ghetto Night?

6. After Azaro's father decides to train as a boxer, what happens to lead Azaro to withdraw into himself?

7. How does the rain coming down for two weeks affect Azaro at home and at school?

8. What does the great river signify on Azaro's journey, and why does he not want to cross it?

9. What happens when the eyes and lights come back to watch Azaro's father shadowboxing at night?

10. What is going on with food in Azaro's home in Book 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Storms are weaved throughout this story. What is the significance of storms to Azaro's spirit world existence and his life among the living?

Essay Topic 3

From Book Eight discuss Madame Koto's power, how she gets it, and how she uses it.

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