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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men on horseback does Almeyda remember she and Nobrega saw in "Nobrega, or How to Become a Free Woman"?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. In "Secret Remedies," what is the name of Almeyda's "magic plant" (365)?
(a) Mymphaeaceae.
(b) Verbenaceae.
(c) Cannaceae.
(d) Herva viva.

3. What color dress does Maite hand the woman she speaks to in "A Handful of Maize"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. What does Jaguaribe give Almeyda when he comes to the hut where she is staying?
(a) Soup.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Broth.

5. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," how much older does Maite make Almeyda look?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Of the White Woman from Porto Calvo and Other Women, Black and White," how many white women do the men have when they return?

2. Where do Luiza and Almeyda spends their nights as they travel at the beginning of "Broken Bricks and Unripe Fruit"?

3. What does the bushwhacking captain's wife say always calms him?

4. In "The Dream of the Good Man," who is the man Almeyda sees in a dream after she sees Aguaribe and then Anninho?

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

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