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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife, what is a woman wearing who comes into Luiza's shop?
(a) Black dress.
(b) Tan dress.
(c) Navy dress.
(d) White dress.

2. What happens to Pedro the Third in "A Praise of Heroes and a Paid Informer"?
(a) Shot.
(b) Sold to slavers.
(c) Imprisoned.
(d) Hanged.

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

4. What fish does Almeyda catch and serve that are poisonous?
(a) Roughy.
(b) Pleco.
(c) Mayacus.
(d) Tetra.

5. Who is Indaya Matroa?
(a) Almeyda's mother.
(b) Almeyda's grandmother.
(c) Oner of Zumbi's wives.
(d) Mexia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Woman Hanged for Adultery," where is a woman branded with the letter A?

2. When Almeyda and Luiza visit Mohammed of Bahia, how many volumes is he writing about the Koran?

3. What are the streets made of in "The Shore of the New World or Manioc and Couscous"?

4. In "The Shore of the New World or Manioc and Couscous," what language do Almeyda and Luiza hear a priest using when he gives a sermon?

5. How often does German tie the Indian women to a tree and rub their skin until it bleeds?

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