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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alymeda's grandmother buy with gold dust in "Gold"?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Wheaten flour.
(c) Olive oil.
(d) Tobacco.

2. In "Madonna with Child," who does Antalaquituxe compare Almeyda to?
(a) Yemoja.
(b) Yewa.
(c) Bastet.
(d) Aje.

3. In "The Stranger," how often does a traveling man come to make ado over a woman who has a baby?
(a) 3 times a year.
(b) 2 times a year.
(c) 12 times a year.
(d) 4 times a year.

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

5. In "Fazendo and the Indian Woman Who Was Not Touched by Mascarenhas," what does the woman give Alymeyda when she wakes her?
(a) Cagaita.
(b) Cupuacu.
(c) Mandacaru.
(d) Buriti.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Father Tollinare's uncle, Father Froger, burned in France for witchcraft?

2. How many slaves does Sobrieski have in "The Shoemaker and the Sadism of the Senhora" before he buys Almeyda?

3. In "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?

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

5. In "A Disillusioned and Sadistic Man," from where does Alymeyda watch Father Tollinare and Mexia?

(see the answer key)

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