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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Cycle," whose name does Anninho say that Almeyda said when she was delirious with malaria?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Tempo.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Zumbi.

2. In "Turiri," how long is Almeyda in an Indian village before she meets Zune?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) A few weeks.

3. What type of ship was Zune working on when a pirate ship defeated them and he joined the pirates?
(a) Turkish.
(b) French.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Spanish.

4. About how old are Martina's children?
(a) 2 to 9 or 10.
(b) 5 to 11 or 12.
(c) 3 to 7 or 8.
(d) 4 to 8 or 9.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a guest in "Lice Scratching"?

2. Where did the wife of Martim Aprigio live with her husband?

3. What letter is on the back door of Luiza Cosme's store?

4. In "The Woman Who Wanted the Return of Her Lover," what is a woman told to keep under her bed by a macumbeiro?

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

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