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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 prays in three languages?

2. Who purchases a car and doesn't know how to drive it?

3. Who does Azaro steal food for?

4. Whose yard is Azaro blown into by the storm?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. The more Azaro's father trains, what happens with the villagers, with food for him and his mother, and with his father?

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

8. What happens with Azaro's father after he defeats the Green Leopard, and who does Azaro's mother call to help him?

9. How does Azaro's mother respond to the spirit beggars in their home?

10. What happens in the spirit world and in the world of the living involving Azaro's journey and the blind man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

In Book Six Madame Koto is even larger in size and she is sad, even though she has more wealth than anyone in the village. Discuss the implication of her weight to her wealth and also discuss why Madame Koto might be so sad in spite of her newfound wealth. What are some things Madame Koto has given up that she may now miss or regret in pursuit of her new status among the party of the rich and her recently acquired wealth?

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