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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who is married to Valdes, but Valdes's father annuls the marriage?
(a) Martina.
(b) Mariana.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Elena.

2. What fish does Almeyda catch and serve that are poisonous?
(a) Tetra.
(b) Pleco.
(c) Mayacus.
(d) Roughy.

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

4. In "The Stranger," how often does a traveling man come to make ado over a woman who has a baby?
(a) 4 times a year.
(b) 12 times a year.
(c) 2 times a year.
(d) 3 times a year.

5. In "Escape, or a Supernatural Intervention," how long do Anninho and Almeyda stay hidden?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A few days.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

6. What is grown at Palmares?
(a) Sugarcane, cassava, and maize.
(b) Coffee, soybeans, and beef.
(c) Cacao, manioc, corn, and sweet potatoes.
(d) Rice, sugarcane, soy, and maize.

7. In "The Free Woman and the Slave," what happens to Old Vera because she gave a criminal fatal herbs?
(a) She is ordered to fast.
(b) She is locked in a room for two days.
(c) A reprimand.
(d) A beating.

8. Where is Antonia injured in "What Is Happening in Agriculture"?
(a) Hand.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Eye.
(d) Shoulder.

9. What color eyes does the man have who visits the casa grande and can do tricks on a horse?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

10. Where was Father Tollinare born according to the stunt rider?
(a) Spain.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

11. What type of wood is most of the furniture made from in the shop where Alymeyda is taken in "The Hidden Woman"?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Rosewood.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Oak.

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

13. How often does German tie the Indian women to a tree and rub their skin until it bleeds?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every 2 weeks.
(c) Once week.
(d) Every 3 months.

14. In "Josef de Azarza, or a Fate Remains Unknown," what does Old Vera bring back from hunting?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Snake.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Squirrel.

15. In the "Cycle," whose name does Anninho say that Almeyda said when she was delirious with malaria?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Tempo.
(c) Zumbi.
(d) Pedro.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the leader before Zumbi?

3. In "Almeyda's Reveries," how long does Almeyda say she was at Palmeres?

4. In "A Woman Hanged for Adultery," where is a woman branded with the letter A?

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

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