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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. In "The Interrogation," who is the woman waiting for Almeyda when she is released from the jail?
(a) Daiane.
(b) Agata.
(c) Verao.
(d) Placida.

2. How much does Mauritia say that fish sells for in the city?
(a) 9 drams of gold.
(b) 4 drams of gold.
(c) 7 or 8 drams of gold.
(d) 5 or 6 drams of gold.

3. When was Father Tollinare's uncle, Father Froger, burned in France for witchcraft?
(a) 18 years ago.
(b) 25 years ago.
(c) 50 years ago.
(d) 60 years ago.

4. Where does Maite say that some people from Palmares have gone in "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale"?
(a) Ceara.
(b) Parahyba.
(c) Roraima.
(d) Tocantins.

5. In "A Handful of Maize," who does Maite say the woman has shamed her in front of?
(a) Jesuit.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Chief.
(d) Painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandmother give Barcala Aprigo?

2. Who does Luiza say she is the granddaughter of?

3. In "Men from the Quilombo," what is Almeyda given to drink that she has never had before?

4. Who speaks to Almeyda from a window when Almeyda is incarcerated in "The Interrogation"?

5. How often does German tie the Indian women to a tree and rub their skin until it bleeds?

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