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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 'Shellfish, Coconut Oil, and Cold Water," who is with Luiza when Almeyda awakes?
(a) Amarelos woman.
(b) Aimore woman.
(c) Preto woman.
(d) Pardo woman.

2. In Almeyda's vision in "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey," what plant does the little turtle Jaboti compare her to?
(a) Gomphrena globosa.
(b) Tobouchina semidecantra
(c) Mimosa pudica.
(d) Hancornia speciosa.

3. How did Zuma die in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Trampled by a horse.
(c) Eating earth.
(d) Drowned.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hidden Woman," what was the woman's father's occupation who rented Alymeyda?

2. In "Lice Scratching," who goes with the Englishwoman who is a writer to the Street of the Gypsies?

3. Where does Zumbi's Black woman have a mark of the tribe where she came from?

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

5. What does Mexia wear around the waist of her dress?

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