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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Jose Carlos's birthday?
(a) August 5th.
(b) August 6th.
(c) August 1st.
(d) August 8th.

2. Why is Carolina angry the morning of August 9th?
(a) Because she only has salt and beans.
(b) Because her children are misbehaving.
(c) Because the milk spoiled.
(d) Because it is raining.

3. Which animal does Carolina think is a slave to man?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Deer.

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

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

6. Who is Orlando?
(a) The bank man.
(b) The water man.
(c) The sausage man.
(d) The church man.

7. How old is the child in the favela who dies on October 7th?
(a) Two months old.
(b) Nine weeks old.
(c) Three months old.
(d) One month old.

8. What does Carolina buy from the butcher shop on June 23rd?
(a) Beef.
(b) Pork.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Duck.

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

10. How does Pedro Cardoso die?
(a) In a fire.
(b) Illness.
(c) In a flood.
(d) In an accident.

11. What does the Sao Paulo Health Department come to pick up on June 25th?
(a) Excrement.
(b) Bugs.
(c) Snails.
(d) Fetid water.

12. What is Mr. Contrini's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Congressman.

13. Which type of candy do the children get at the race?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Beat.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Sweet potatoe.

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

15. Which child gets a beating on August 1st?
(a) Nair.
(b) Vera.
(c) Jose Carlos.
(d) Juan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of books does Joao like to read?

2. What do Vera's children have for breakfast on June 7th?

3. Who are Nair and Meiry?

4. How much does Carolina pay for water a month?

5. Who slaps Vera on October 17th?

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