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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapter One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle Procopio says the family would starve without what crop?
(a) Cabbage
(b) Money
(c) Peanuts
(d) Walnuts

2. What religion is Rosemary da Silva?
(a) Catholic
(b) Methodist
(c) Baptist
(d) Atheist

3. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?
(a) They don't
(b) An uncle shows them
(c) They've watched it on television
(d) They've been taught by pool sharks

4. What color is Rosemary da Silva's dress?
(a) Yellow
(b) Crimson
(c) White
(d) Black

5. What color was the limewash Modeste and Pierre used to paint?
(a) Orange
(b) Apricot
(c) White
(d) Violet

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Papa Agostinho's hat?

2. What scene was depicted on the rattan mat in the bar where Uncle Procopio stopped for a drink?

3. How did the family of Francisco Manoel da Silva plan to honor his memory?

4. What name is Helene da Silva better known as?

5. What is Francisco de Silva's Brazilian name?

(see the answer key)

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