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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Jaguara and the Apprentice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Handful of Maize," who does Maite say the woman has shamed her in front of?
(a) Jesuit.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Painter.
(d) Chief.

2. In "Pao Joaquim," why is Alymeda's grandmother taken away?
(a) They think she stole things.
(b) They think she has been setting fires.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She has to heal someone.

3. In "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. In "Lice Scratching," where does a man send his wife so he can live with his Black mistress?
(a) Basement.
(b) Prison.
(c) Convent.
(d) Wine Cellar.

5. How long did Captain Goncalo's wife live in Palmares as one of the captured women?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Another Reunion; How One Uses the Long Sword," what field is Almeyda to work in?

2. In "Why Don't They Go to the Interior," how many fingers is a man missing that Almeyda finds in the place where she and Anninho hid?

3. In "Men from the Quilombo," what is Almeyda given to drink that she has never had before?

4. Where does Maite think that Anninho's father is in "Sword and Sorcery and the Man Who Disappears and Is Thought Immortal"?

5. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?

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