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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) Placida.
(b) Verao.
(c) Agata.
(d) Daiane.

2. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) A Dutchman.
(b) A Frenchman.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A Negro slave.

3. In "The Stranger," what color pony does the man have who helps Almeyda?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Black.

4. In "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey," how long does Mexica say that she and her child hid in a hollow tree?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 9 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 5 days.

5. How old is the Indian boy with an eye infection in "Turiri"?
(a) 7.
(b) 8 or 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 10 or 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does the messenger from Aprigio say the Paulistas are from Porto Calvo?

2. In "Lice Scratching," who goes with the Englishwoman who is a writer to the Street of the Gypsies?

3. What does Jaguaribe give Almeyda when he comes to the hut where she is staying?

4. In "Rapadura, the Glass Beads, and a Promise of a Hidden Paradise," what is Rapadura doing when Almeyda and Mauritia see her?

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

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