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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Azaro sacrifice after his father tells the story of the one who eats travelers?
(a) Dead rats.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A wild boar.
(d) A fox.

2. What does Azaro's father catch in the woods and take to their new home to roast in celebration of Azaro's return from being lost after the fire and riot at their old compound?
(a) A wild boar.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fox.

3. That night, after Azaro warns the person about the three men in glasses, the thugs and the village people become violent. Where does Azaro hide?
(a) He did not hide.
(b) In the house.
(c) In the burned out van.
(d) In the forest.

4. As Azaro goes back to the bar he sees Madame Koto counting a large amount of money. When Koto sees him, she calls him what?
(a) Thief.
(b) Boy.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Sneaky.

5. The day after cleaning the house from the celebration, with whom does Azaro go to sell wares?
(a) His father.
(b) The landlord.
(c) His mother.
(d) Madame Koto.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the animal is cooked, why do some of the villagers that come for the celebration get angry?

2. Back in the bar after Madame Koto is doing so well and has many new men and women dancing to music, who asks Azaro to marry her?

3. Where do many of Azaro's friends live that call him to the river?

4. As Azaro walks home from the bar through the forest, who does he meet and ask questions of?

5. After the celebration, when Azaro's father comes home from looking for a job, why does he get angry with Azaro's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Azaro when he gets lost in the forest walking home from the bar in Book 1.

2. Before Azaro is awakened by the photographer returning from the marsh, what is he doing?

3. 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?

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

5. What does the three-headed spirit want with Azaro when he returns to the bar in Book 4?

6. Why does Azaro's father say they would not step foot in the bar again?

7. When Azaro begins sitting at the bar for Madame Koto, what does he notice about the bar's visitors?

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

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

10. Why is it an enigma to Azaro that this time he is born smiling?

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