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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Almeyda Continues Her Journey, or the New Palmares.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does the messenger from Aprigio say the Paulistas are from Porto Calvo?
(a) 16 leagues.
(b) 19 leagues.
(c) 10 leagues.
(d) 8 leagues.

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

3. From where is the black shipowner Mualim is in contact with in "A Visit and a Draughtsman's Plans"?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) England.
(c) Maine.
(d) Nova Scotia.

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 "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife," how many men does the captain's wife say her husband kept for a time and made him work for him?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress does Maite hand the woman she speaks to in "A Handful of Maize"?

2. What is the occupation of the man who purchased Almeyda for the master of the plantation?

3. Who does Father Tollinare believe is setting the fires in "A Disillusioned and Sadistic Man"?

4. In "The Heroes of Turiri's Village," what does Almeyda use to cure an infection in the scratches she received in jail?

5. In "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife, what is a woman wearing who comes into Luiza's shop?

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