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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. How did Tupuitapera get its name?
2. How many tears does Francisco say he sheds for his mother?
3. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"
4. When did Mama Wewe fall in love with the professor?
5. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?
Short Essay Questions
1. What impact does Joaquim's mother have on Francisco's life?
2. What plan is concocted to get the twins and their stepmother out of Ouidah and what happens to that plan?
3. What is the goal of Francisco by the time a Portuguese ship arrives at the shore where Francisco is staying?
4. What kinds of businesses does Joaquim have and how does he become a baron?
5. What is the new king's attitude toward killing?
6. How does Mama Wewe come to fall in love with the professor?
7. Why is Candido da Silva chosen to be the head of the family and what's his fate?
8. Describe the scene Francisco and Manuelzinho encounter as they leave their ranch headed toward the river and their reactions to the trip.
9. Why do some people believe Mama Wewe is into black magic and what do they do to try to protect themselves?
10. What is the fate of Dona Luciana?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The first "Brazilians" who arrive in Ouidah as the slave trade is winding down are former slaves, the grandchildren of slaves who lived as free people in Ouidah. What do the slaves expect upon their arrival in Ouidah and what do they actually encounter? Why are what they expect and what they get not the same?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Eugenia. What is the name many people call her as an adult? What is the significance of hte name?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Eugenia and her life. Why does she remain unmarried and how does she come to take over the care of a young boy?
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