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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Baianos?
(a) People from Boston.
(b) People who come from Bahia.
(c) People from the Bahamas.
(d) People from Barbados.

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

3. How much money per outlet does the electricity man want?
(a) 20 cruzeiros.
(b) 30 cruzeiros.
(c) 40 cruzeiros.
(d) 15 cruzeiros.

4. What time does Carolina wake up on August 7th?
(a) 11:00 A.M.
(b) 1:00 A.M.
(c) 8:00 A.M.
(d) 4:00 A.M.

5. How does Carolina react when she learns that in the United States schools are segregated?
(a) Bored.
(b) Saddened.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Confused.

6. What are the names of the two brothers who fight constantly?
(a) Vince and Carlos.
(b) Emanuel and Jesus.
(c) Raimon and Santana.
(d) Vincente and Joao.

7. On which day does Carolina get up early in the morning to vote?
(a) October 1st.
(b) September 8th.
(c) September 25th.
(d) October 3rd.

8. How many children did Zefa have before they died?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

9. How much money does Carolina try to give the man she sees walking along the riverbank?
(a) 10 cruzeiros.
(b) 80 cruzeiros.
(c) 50 cruzeiros.
(d) 5 cruzeiros.

10. What does Carolina's mother tell her she has to find in order to become a man?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A purple river.
(c) A four leaf clover.
(d) A cauldron.

11. How does Carolina feel when she has meat to serve her family?
(a) Bored.
(b) Alive.
(c) Dead.
(d) Sleepy.

12. Why do the favelados make bonfires every year?
(a) To celebrate the days of their saints.
(b) To chase away rats and other vermin.
(c) To burn trash.
(d) To keep themselves warm.

13. Who slaps Vera on October 17th?
(a) The favelado who begs on A street.
(b) The American man visiting the favela.
(c) The Jewish man who sells furniture.
(d) The Polish woman at the clothing shop.

14. Which type of fruit does Carolina buy on September 1st?
(a) A banana.
(b) An orange.
(c) A grape bunch.
(d) An apple.

15. What are the names of the three "principal troublemakers?
(a) Bom Bril, Carlos, and Chico.
(b) Chico, Valdemar, and Bom Bril.
(c) Bom Bril, Juan, and Chico.
(d) Chico, Jose Juan, and Valdemar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which event during October, 1958,causes a lot of paper to be in the streets?

2. Which type of animal does Carolina own?

3. Which type of candy do the children get at the race?

4. Which circus does Carolina want to sing for?

5. What does the Sao Paulo Health Department come to pick up on June 25th?

(see the answer keys)

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