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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1955.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of building does Carolina and her family live in?
(a) A shack.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A house.
(d) A condo.

2. What is Carolina's dream?
(a) To get a good job and buy a car to drive.
(b) To marry a man and have five more children.
(c) To be clean, wear expensive clothes, and have a nice house.
(d) To send her children to boarding school.

3. How old is Dona Francisa?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

4. At what age are the children able to stay out as late as they want?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carolina visit on Tiradentes Street?

2. What is Carolina's favorite hobby?

3. Who makes the teeter-totter for Carolina's children?

4. According to Carolina, what is man's best invention?

5. Who is Joao?

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