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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. Who tries to sell Carolina bananas and lettuce?
(a) Arnaldo.
(b) Dona Maria.
(c) Jose Carlos.
(d) Raimundo.

2. What color is the coffin that arrives on May 18th for the dead?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Purple.
(d) Brown.

3. Who is Vera?
(a) Carolina's mother.
(b) Carolina's daughter.
(c) Carolina's aunt.
(d) Carolina's sister.

4. What does the favela smell like?
(a) Roses and berries.
(b) Excrement and rotting earth.
(c) Fetid water and soil.
(d) Paper and coal.

5. Who is Senhor Antonio Lira?
(a) The fishmonger.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The peeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the children say when they open the cans of food passed out by the men in the truck?

3. How does Carolina feel when she sees her children eating from the garbage?

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

5. Where does Carolina sell scrap in 1953?

(see the answer key)

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