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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Carolina wake up on May 19th?
(a) Noon.
(b) 9:00 A.M.
(c) 5:00 A.M.
(d) 1:00 P.M.

2. Who gives Carolina some of the canned food to try on May 16th?
(a) Senhor Ireno.
(b) Vera.
(c) Dona Alice.
(d) Silvia.

3. Where does Carolina sell scrap in 1953?
(a) Zinho.
(b) Recife.
(c) Rio.
(d) Boa Vista.

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

5. What does Carolina do when she is happy?
(a) She writes poetry.
(b) She dances.
(c) She plays the guitar.
(d) She sings.

6. Who passes bread out to the women who have husbands too lazy to work?
(a) Sister Juanita.
(b) Brother John.
(c) Sister Mary.
(d) Brother Luiz.

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

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

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

10. How much does Carolina sell boards for on May 26th?
(a) 30 cruzeiros.
(b) 15 cruzeiros.
(c) 40 cruzeiros.
(d) 50 cruzeiros.

11. What happens to the boy Carolina sees eating meat from the garbage in 1953?
(a) He grows up.
(b) He dies.
(c) He goes to jail.
(d) He is kidnapped.

12. According to Carolina, what is man's best invention?
(a) Books.
(b) Cars.
(c) Computers.
(d) Sewing Machines.

13. What does Carolina bring to the Negress's house?
(a) Books.
(b) Big metal cans.
(c) Coal.
(d) Scrap paper.

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

15. What is the name of the city Carolina lives in?
(a) Sao Paulo.
(b) Salvador.
(c) Rio.
(d) Manaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time is Carolina asked to report to the police station in 1958?

2. What is Carolina's favorite hobby?

3. How much money does Dona Teresinha give Carolina so that she can take Vera to the circus?

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

5. Which person said they would never drink alcohol?

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