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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the boys that break into the power station on May 26th?
(a) Four and six.
(b) Fifteen and sixteen.
(c) Eight and two.
(d) Ten and twelve.

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

3. What does Carolina compare food to?
(a) Fuel.
(b) Cities.
(c) Plants.
(d) Water.

4. What does Carolina compare the favela to?
(a) A carnival of terrors and mayhem.
(b) A sunlit beach front with a calm sea.
(c) A backyard where people throw their garbage.
(d) A street of crowded people and tourists.

5. Who is Jose Carlos?
(a) Carolina's eldest uncle.
(b) Carolina's brother.
(c) Carolina's friend.
(d) Carolina's middle child.

6. Who does Carolina most commonly sell scrap to?
(a) Senhor Ireno.
(b) Dona Francisca.
(c) Senhor Raimundo.
(d) Senhor Manuel.

7. What is the name of the girl who thinks a spirit possessed her mother?
(a) Lilanna.
(b) Jane.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Maria.

8. What does Carolina want to get Vera for her birthday?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Socks.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Shoes.

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

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

11. How does Carolina feel when she sees her children eating from the garbage?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Happy.

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

13. Who makes the teeter-totter for Carolina's children?
(a) Senhor Adhemar de Barros.
(b) Senhor Ireno Venancio da Silva.
(c) Carlos Lacerda.
(d) Dona Maria.

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

15. Which police station number does Carlona go to in 1958?
(a) Station 12.
(b) Station 5.
(c) Station 20.
(d) Station 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to sell Carolina bananas and lettuce?

2. What color is the coffin that arrives on May 18th for the dead?

3. What is Carolina's dream?

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

5. How many children does Carolina have?

(see the answer keys)

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