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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Carolina feel when she wakes up on October 4th?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Upset.

3. What does the last place prize winner of the race receive?
(a) Old meat and a knife.
(b) Dirty socks and a book.
(c) Rotten eggs and a candle.
(d) Rope and a tin can.

4. Who gives Vera a hug on August 20th?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The junk man.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The tax collector.

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

6. Where is the party located that Carolina and her children go to?
(a) Javais Street.
(b) 78 Avenue.
(c) River Street.
(d) King Avenue.

7. How old is Jose Carlos in 1958?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

8. Which person does not like parties?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Joao.
(c) Vera.
(d) Juan.

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

10. Who dies on June 24th?
(a) Paredao's father.
(b) Paredao's mother.
(c) Paredao's brother.
(d) Paredao's sister.

11. Who sponsors the race on June 28th?
(a) The Blacks and Whites.
(b) The Blacks and Clears.
(c) The Blacks and Yellows.
(d) The Blacks and Reds.

12. Which person is afraid they might go crazy?
(a) Senhor Zuza.
(b) Jose Carlos.
(c) Carolina.
(d) Vera.

13. At what time does Carolina and her children arrive at the party on June 22nd?
(a) 10:00 A.M.
(b) Noon.
(c) 2:00 P.M.
(d) 8:00 A.M.

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

15. In what year does Pedro Cardoso die?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Orlando?

3. What type of film is shown in the favela on June 9th?

4. What does Carolina's mother tell her she has to find in order to become a man?

5. What time does Carolina wake up on August 7th?

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