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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," how many men does the captain's wife say her husband kept for a time and made him work for him?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. In "Lice Scratching," what does Madriaga string for rosaries?
(a) Wood.
(b) Stones.
(c) Palm nuts.
(d) Beads.

3. 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.

4. In "Pedro the Third," what does Almeyda see Pedro the THird carrying when she sees him walking down the street in front of her house?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Sugar.

5. How is a man injured who is tied to a tree in "A Man Is Brought Back; An Old Woman's Stories of Brutality"?
(a) Hands chopped off.
(b) Legs crushed.
(c) Feet chopped off.
(d) Beaten bloody.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Cure for Taciturnity," from what plantation does a housekeeper come from with a girl who will not speak?

2. What type of ship was Zune working on when a pirate ship defeated them and he joined the pirates?

3. In "Ritual of a Stranger," how much older does Almeyda think the man who rides into the village is than she?

4. In "The Russian," how much does the man Almeyda meets in a clearing say his Dutch built ship cost?

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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