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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May through June 7, 1958.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children say when they open the cans of food passed out by the men in the truck?
(a) "More! More!"
(b) "Ummm! Delicious!"
(c) "Wonderful!"
(d) "Disgusting, gross!"

2. What does Senhor Joao ask Carolina?
(a) He asks her to sew him a shirt.
(b) He asks her to marry him.
(c) He asks her where to find potato leaves.
(d) He asks her to write a poem for him.

3. What does Carolina find in the garbage on May 21st?
(a) A carrot and sweet potato.
(b) A yam and an apple.
(c) A sack of beans and rice.
(d) A stick of celery and some meat.

4. Why is Carolina not married?
(a) Because her husband died.
(b) Because she is a lesbian.
(c) Because no man wants her.
(d) Because she does not want a man.

5. Who is Joao?
(a) Carolina's uncle.
(b) Carolina's eldest son.
(c) Carolina's father.
(d) Carolina's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a flophouse?

2. Why do the other women hate Carolina?

3. What types of things does Carolina buy with the money she makes?

4. What is the name of the girl who thinks a spirit possessed her mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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