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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Man Is Brought Back; An Old Woman's Stories of Brutality," what color dress does Nobrega give Almeyda to wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

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) Hancornia speciosa.
(b) Tobouchina semidecantra
(c) Mimosa pudica.
(d) Gomphrena globosa.

3. Who has Almeyda dreamt that she sees in boats in "Dreams"?
(a) 3 white men in a boat and 7 black men in a boat.
(b) 2 white men in a boat and 5 black men in a boat.
(c) 5 white men in a boat and 10 black men in a boat.
(d) 7 white men in a boat and 11 black men in a boat.

4. In "In the Barriaga Mountains," who tends Almeyda?
(a) Nobrega.
(b) Luiza Cosme.
(c) Old Vera.
(d) Grandmother.

5. What does Grandmother give Barcala Aprigo?
(a) Honey and curcumin.
(b) Honey and ginger.
(c) Honey and turmeric.
(d) Honey and cinnamon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Almeyda sick in "Parasitic Organisms and Malaria"?

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

3. In "Herbs and Long Nails," what direction does Almeyda travel?

4. What color eyes does Azevedo have?

5. In "Lice Scratching," where does a man send his wife so he can live with his Black mistress?

(see the answer key)

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