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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. Who does Carolina most commonly sell scrap to?
(a) Senhor Manuel.
(b) Senhor Raimundo.
(c) Senhor Ireno.
(d) Dona Francisca.

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

3. What is the name of the city Carolina lives in?
(a) Manaus.
(b) Sao Paulo.
(c) Salvador.
(d) Rio.

4. Why is Carolina not married?
(a) Because her husband died.
(b) Because she is a lesbian.
(c) Because no man wants her.
(d) Because she does not want a man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carolina think burned her sacks of paper at the end of the 1955 entry?

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

3. What type of building does Carolina and her family live in?

4. What does Carolina find in the garbage on May 21st?

5. How much does Carolina sell boards for on May 26th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carolina think of people who live along the riverbank?

2. What are some of the things political candidates promise the favelados?

3. What is a favela?

4. Why is alcoholism a problem in the favelas?

5. What does Carolina think of alcohol?

6. What are the politicians of Brazil like around the year 1955?

7. Why does Carolina say that the women are worse than the men in the favelas?

8. Why do Carolina's children often have coffee for breakfast?

9. According to the first entry, describe Vera.

10. Why are Carolina's sacks of paper burned at the end of her 1955 entry?

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