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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Almeyda tell Mohammed of Bahia that she is?
(a) Almost 30.
(b) 28.
(c) Not quite 25.
(d) 32.

2. From what tree does Almeyda learn to get sap when the moon is full in "Secret Remedies"?
(a) Quercus petraea.
(b) Jatoba.
(c) Copaiba.
(d) Quercus sumatrana.

3. In "Lice Scratching," who goes with the Englishwoman who is a writer to the Street of the Gypsies?
(a) A Negro woman.
(b) A mulatto woman.
(c) Olinda.
(d) Alcantra.

4. Where does Maite say that some people from Palmares have gone in "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale"?
(a) Ceara.
(b) Tocantins.
(c) Roraima.
(d) Parahyba.

5. After Almeyda's maleria attack, what does Anninho bring her?
(a) Passion fruit and fresh butter.
(b) Guava and fresh butter.
(c) Oranges and fresh butter.
(d) Gurana and fresh butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Almeyda served the women who come to the shop in "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women"?

2. When Martim Aprigio's wife comes to Almeyda at Palmares, how far away does she say that her husband is?

3. 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?

4. What does Luiza take out as she prepares dinner in "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women"?

5. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," what does a woman bring Almeyda to drink?

(see the answer key)

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