1. Clement Rapelle, a Haitian man, dreams about a woman named Philomise who lives in a compound called _____________________.
(a) Seven Pennies from Heaven.
(b) Seventh Heaven.
(c) Seven Stabs of the Knife.
(d) Seven Deadly Sins.

2. According to legend, she is so ______________ that he almost faints the first time he sees her.
(a) Ugly.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Cold.
(d) Scary.

3. How do they know this illness is a sure sign of illness caused by the spirits?
(a) It has come upon her suddenly.
(b) It is a rare illness.
(c) It continues to get worse with medical care.
(d) It is something the doctors are unable to properly diagnose or cure.

4. She later stages a ______________.
(a) Monji pav.
(b) Manje pov.
(c) Panje mov.
(d) Ponji mav.

5. In time, the two become friends, and she tells him what story?
(a) Of how she began studying Vodou.
(b) Of how she became a Haitian.
(c) Of how she began her work in treating people.
(d) Of how she first came to Haiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Philo discovers she is pregnant and does everything she can think of to miscarry, as another mouth to feed is the last thing she needs. The spirit __________________ comes to her in a dream and tells her to stop trying to kill her baby.

2. What did Maggie explain to Karen?

3. _________________ is a white woman.

4. Macena shirks his responsibilities and spends all of his time where?

5. For how long do the ceremonies go on?

(see the answer key)

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