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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. Who dies on June 24th?
(a) Paredao's brother.
(b) Paredao's mother.
(c) Paredao's sister.
(d) Paredao's father.

2. Which type of animal does Carolina own?
(a) A cow.
(b) A goat.
(c) A pig.
(d) A lamb.

3. Who is Zefa?
(a) A woman Carolina knows from the newspaper.
(b) A woman in the favela who is pretty but does not know how to read.
(c) A woman in the favela who is cruel and a witch.
(d) A woman Carolina knows from the circus.

4. What are the names of the three "principal troublemakers?
(a) Bom Bril, Juan, and Chico.
(b) Chico, Valdemar, and Bom Bril.
(c) Bom Bril, Carlos, and Chico.
(d) Chico, Jose Juan, and Valdemar.

5. Which type of beans are looked down upon as a lowly food in Brazil?
(a) Black beans.
(b) Brown beans.
(c) Yellow beans.
(d) Red beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of books does Joao like to read?

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

3. What time does Carolina wake up on May 19th?

4. What happens to the boy Carolina sees eating meat from the garbage in 1953?

5. Which canned item do men throw from trucks on May 16th?

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