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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. What date does Carolina celebrate as the Day of Abolition?
(a) May 13th.
(b) June 1st.
(c) May 20th.
(d) June 15th.

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

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

4. Who sings to Carolina on the morning of May 20th?
(a) Silvia.
(b) Jose Carlos.
(c) Vera.
(d) Joao.

5. How many men carry Leila home when she is found drunk on June 27th?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carolina's dream?

2. What does Carolina drink at Senhor Lino's house?

3. Who is Ditinho?

4. Why do the favelados make bonfires every year?

5. Who gives Vera a hug on August 20th?

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