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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through June and July, 1958.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the canned food passed out by the men in the truck?
(a) The food was poisoned.
(b) The food was imported.
(c) The food was too sweet.
(d) The food was rotten.

2. Why do women in the favelas run naked into the street during an argument?
(a) So they can earn money.
(b) So they do not get beaten.
(c) So they can taunt their husbands.
(d) So they show off their bodies.

3. Why is Carolina summoned to the police station?
(a) Because of Raimundo.
(b) Because of Jose Carlos.
(c) Because of Vera.
(d) Because of Joao.

4. Who teases and picks fights with Carolina's children?
(a) Drunken men.
(b) Her neighbors.
(c) Police officers.
(d) Local children.

5. What is Carolina's favorite hobby?
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the favelados make bonfires every year?

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

3. What does Carolina find in the garbage on May 21st?

4. Which animal does Carolina think is a slave to man?

5. Who dies on June 24th?

(see the answer key)

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