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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How much money is Vera given by the man that passes by?
(a) 25 cruzeiros.
(b) 100 cruzeiros.
(c) 50 cruzeiros.
(d) 5 cruzeiros.

5. Why is Carolina unable to buy a gift for Vera?
(a) Because she bought a coat for herself already.
(b) Because she is greedy.
(c) Because she was robbed.
(d) Because food is expensive.

6. At what time is Carolina asked to report to the police station in 1958?
(a) 8:00 P.M.
(b) 9:00 A.M.
(c) 12:00 P.M.
(d) 10:00 P.M.

7. What are Carolina's boys eating when she gets home on May 21st?
(a) Meat.
(b) Macaroni.
(c) Soup.
(d) Bread.

8. How much money does Dona Teresinha give Carolina so that she can take Vera to the circus?
(a) 50 cruzeiros.
(b) 10 cruzeiros.
(c) 15 cruzeiros.
(d) 20 cruzeiros.

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

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

11. What is Carolina's dream?
(a) To be clean, wear expensive clothes, and have a nice house.
(b) To marry a man and have five more children.
(c) To get a good job and buy a car to drive.
(d) To send her children to boarding school.

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

13. Why is Carolina unable to do dishes on May 23rd?
(a) She has no soap.
(b) She has no water.
(c) She does not have the time.
(d) She broke them all.

14. Who has a sister that dies from drinking poison?
(a) Luisa,
(b) Francisca.
(c) Meryi.
(d) Jane.

15. When Carolina comes back from the store, who does she see holding a knife?
(a) Raimundo.
(b) Ismael.
(c) Arnaldo.
(d) Jose Carlos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place where Carolina lives?

2. What date does Carolina celebrate as the Day of Abolition?

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

4. Why do women in the favelas run naked into the street during an argument?

5. What is a flophouse?

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