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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Curandeira.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Escape, or a Supernatural Intervention," how long do Anninho and Almeyda stay hidden?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A few days.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) Several weeks.

2. In "The Woman Who Wanted the Return of Her Lover," what is a woman told to keep under her bed by a macumbeiro?
(a) Snake.
(b) Lizard.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Turtle.

3. How many men on horseback does Almeyda remember she and Nobrega saw in "Nobrega, or How to Become a Free Woman"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," how many long, narrow canoes does Almeyda see in a vision in a glass of water?
(a) 200 or 300.
(b) 800.
(c) 500.
(d) 300 or 400.

5. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) A Frenchman.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) A Dutchman.
(d) A Negro slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mrs. Iaiyesimi say the clarinet was invented?

2. In "The Explorer," who does Luiza say that she loved?

3. In "Lice Scratching," what plant does Alcantara remember a woman gave her, but she only took a little?

4. What is the name of the woman who is married to Valdes, but Valdes's father annuls the marriage?

5. What is the name of the priest Almeyda and Luiza hear speak in "The Shore of the New World of Manioc and Couscous"?

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