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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chpater Five, pages 111-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scheme does Isadoro have in mind when he returns from France?
(a) A mill for producing flax
(b) A pineapple plantation
(c) A palm oil factory
(d) A fleet for slave trading

2. What does "Simbodji" mean?
(a) Big Wealth
(b) Big House
(c) Big Rock
(d) Big Money

3. What does Francisco smell like when he arrives in Ouidah?
(a) Sweat and excrement
(b) Seaweed and spice
(c) Vanilla and tea leaves
(d) Mangrove and dead fish

4. Why did Francisco replace that first painting?
(a) It made him angry
(b) It made him homesick
(c) It made him hungry
(d) It made him seasick

5. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?
(a) The birth of her fourth child
(b) Her one hundredth birthday
(c) The birth of her one hundredth great-grandchild
(d) Her one hundredth anniversary

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the slaves do each morning while awaiting transport?

2. What does Manuelzinho do for a living?

3. What item becomes a symbol of revolt?

4. What is the disease contracted by the professor's traveling partner?

5. What job is Francisco given at the Coutinhos' plantation?

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