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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anninho get from a man at a tavern?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Whale oil.

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

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

4. To whom does Captain Goncalo write Dr. Johann in introduction?
(a) Captain Moreira.
(b) Captain Vieyra.
(c) Captain Botelho.
(d) Captain Pereira.

5. In "Fazendo and the Indian Woman Who Was Not Touched by Mascarenhas," what does the woman give Alymeyda when she wakes her?
(a) Cupuacu.
(b) Cagaita.
(c) Mandacaru.
(d) Buriti.

6. How did Zuma die in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) Eating earth.
(b) Trampled by a horse.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Food poisoning.

7. What does Mexia wear around the waist of her dress?
(a) Black belt.
(b) Red string.
(c) Red belt.
(d) Black string.

8. What happens to Pedro the Third in "A Praise of Heroes and a Paid Informer"?
(a) Hanged.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Shot.
(d) Sold to slavers.

9. In "A Disillusioned and Sadistic Man," from where does Alymeyda watch Father Tollinare and Mexia?
(a) Front room.
(b) Hallway.
(c) Bushes.
(d) Tree.

10. How long does Goncalo P. take Martina as his mistress?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

11. In "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

12. In "Pedro the Third," what does Almeyda see Pedro the THird carrying when she sees him walking down the street in front of her house?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Sandals.

13. Who tells Pedro to go on in "Pedro the Third"?
(a) A woman walking on the street.
(b) A man walking on the street.
(c) Almeyda's grandmother.
(d) Anninho.

14. Where is Palmares located?
(a) Parana.
(b) Sergipe.
(c) Alagoas.
(d) Bahia.

15. In "The Place of Men and Women," who does Alymeda's grandmother see that Alymeda does not?
(a) Senhor Barros.
(b) Senhor Vicente.
(c) Senhor Ferreyra.
(d) Senhor Rugendas.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Almeyda's maleria attack, what does Anninho bring her?

2. Where was Father Tollinare born according to the stunt rider?

3. In "Ritual of a Stranger," how much older does Almeyda think the man who rides into the village is than she?

4. In "Art and Leisure," who has Grandmother's papers?

5. In "Lice Scratching," what does Madriaga string for rosaries?

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