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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a woman wearing over her clothing in "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife"?
(a) Coat.
(b) Wool shawl.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Cotton shawl.

2. 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) Feet chopped off.
(b) Hands chopped off.
(c) Legs crushed.
(d) Beaten bloody.

3. In "A Cure for Taciturnity," from what plantation does a housekeeper come from with a girl who will not speak?
(a) Fazenda.
(b) Suzano.
(c) Piratini.
(d) Carvalho.

4. In "Ritual of a Stranger," how much older does Almeyda think the man who rides into the village is than she?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. What is the name of a woman hanged for adultery?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Beatriz.
(c) Estela.
(d) Ambrosia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Art and Leisure," who has Grandmother's papers?

3. Who is Indaya Matroa?

4. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," what color skirt is Morisco wearing?

5. What is the name of the bushwhacking captain?

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