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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. At what age are the children able to stay out as late as they want?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

2. Who sings to Carolina on the morning of May 20th?
(a) Jose Carlos.
(b) Silvia.
(c) Vera.
(d) Joao.

3. Who is Vera?
(a) Carolina's daughter.
(b) Carolina's sister.
(c) Carolina's mother.
(d) Carolina's aunt.

4. Who does Carolina think burned her sacks of paper at the end of the 1955 entry?
(a) Jose Carlos and his friends.
(b) Dona Elvira's granddaughter.
(c) Arnaldo's sister in law.
(d) Raimundo's son.

5. Why do the other women hate Carolina?
(a) They think she cheats the locals.
(b) They think she is too rich.
(c) They think she holds herself too high, and she can attract men.
(d) They think she is too greedy and cares for no one but herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Carolina some of the canned food to try on May 16th?

2. How does Carolina feel when she is able to cook multiple dishes for a meal?

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

4. What happens to Carolina when she goes to the Governor's Palace?

5. Who teases and picks fights with Carolina's children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Carolina think of crime?

3. What is a favela?

4. Why is alcoholism a problem in the favelas?

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

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

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

8. Why are people afraid of Leila?

9. According to the first entry, describe Carolina.

10. Why did Carolina chase a rainbow as a young girl?

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