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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the coffin that arrives on May 18th for the dead?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

2. What is wrong with the canned food passed out by the men in the truck?
(a) The food was imported.
(b) The food was too sweet.
(c) The food was poisoned.
(d) The food was rotten.

3. Why is Carolina summoned to the police station?
(a) Because of Raimundo.
(b) Because of Joao.
(c) Because of Jose Carlos.
(d) Because of Vera.

4. What is the name of the circus put up on Araguaia Street?
(a) The Nilo Circus Theater.
(b) The Middle Circus Theater.
(c) The Bueno Circus Theater.
(d) The Rojo Circus Theater.

5. What date does Carolina celebrate as the Day of Abolition?
(a) June 1st.
(b) June 15th.
(c) May 20th.
(d) May 13th.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dona Francisa?

2. Who is Vera?

3. Who sings to Carolina on the morning of May 20th?

4. Who has a sister that dies from drinking poison?

5. Who is Jose Carlos?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carolina think of crime?

2. List four of the foods Carolina most commonly buys with the money she earns.

3. How does Vera flatter women to get money?

4. Why are Carolina's children often unhappy with their food?

5. Why does Carolina not accept Senhor Manuel's proposal?

6. Why are people afraid of Leila?

7. What does Carolina think of alcohol?

8. What is a favela?

9. Why do women in the favela "collect men?"

10. What happens to Carolina when she shows her plays to the directors of the circuses?

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