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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 tries to sell Carolina bananas and lettuce?
(a) Raimundo.
(b) Arnaldo.
(c) Dona Maria.
(d) Jose Carlos.

2. What does Carolina compare food to?
(a) Cities.
(b) Plants.
(c) Fuel.
(d) Water.

3. What does Senhor Joao ask Carolina?
(a) He asks her where to find potato leaves.
(b) He asks her to sew him a shirt.
(c) He asks her to write a poem for him.
(d) He asks her to marry him.

4. What types of things does Carolina buy with the money she makes?
(a) Beans, milk, bread.
(b) Cloth, thread, needles.
(c) Books, pencils, paper.
(d) Shoes, stockings, hats.

5. What does Carolina do when she is happy?
(a) She sings.
(b) She writes poetry.
(c) She plays the guitar.
(d) She dances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Carolina unable to do dishes on May 23rd?

2. Why is Carolina not married?

3. Who is Senhor Antonio Lira?

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

5. What happens to the boy Carolina sees eating meat from the garbage in 1953?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people afraid of Leila?

2. Describe "pinga."

3. Why is Carolina afraid to eat from the garbage?

4. Why does Carolina like to sing?

5. According to the first entry, describe Carolina.

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

7. Why does Carolina ignore the second summons to take Jose Carlos to court?

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

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

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

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