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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August through December, 1958.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the favelados make bonfires every year?
(a) To burn trash.
(b) To chase away rats and other vermin.
(c) To keep themselves warm.
(d) To celebrate the days of their saints.

2. Who gives Vera a hug on August 20th?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The tax collector.
(d) The junk man.

3. Who are Baianos?
(a) People who come from Bahia.
(b) People from the Bahamas.
(c) People from Barbados.
(d) People from Boston.

4. What does the first place prize winner of the race receive?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A house.
(c) A kilo of beans.
(d) A metal.

5. Who has a sister that dies from drinking poison?
(a) Luisa,
(b) Jane.
(c) Meryi.
(d) Francisca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Welfare Department come to investigate?

2. Which holiday does Carolina find to be ridiculous?

3. How much does Carolina sell boards for on May 26th?

4. How old are the boys that break into the power station on May 26th?

5. What is the name of the teenager who beats his father?

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