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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Mercado," when Acaiba is sold what is she wearing other than two wide pieces of cloth?
(a) Hat and necklace.
(b) Cape.
(c) Hat and earrings.
(d) Scarf.

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

4. In "The Gathering of Turtle Eggs," about how old was the girl found wandering on the beach that Almeyda's grandmother nursed back to health?
(a) Almost 11.
(b) Maybe 9.
(c) Perhaps 10.
(d) About 12.

5. In "The Woman Who Wanted the Return of Her Lover," what is a woman told to keep under her bed by a macumbeiro?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Snake.
(d) Lizard.

6. When Martim Aprigio's wife comes to Almeyda at Palmares, how far away does she say that her husband is?
(a) 19 leagues.
(b) 8 leagues.
(c) 10 leagues.
(d) 16 leagues.

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

8. Who does Father Tollinare believe is setting the fires in "A Disillusioned and Sadistic Man"?
(a) Rafael.
(b) A young girl.
(c) A young boy.
(d) Mexia.

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

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

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

12. How is a man injured who is tied to a tree in "A Man Is Brought Back; An Old Woman's Stories of Brutality"?
(a) Hands chopped off.
(b) Legs crushed.
(c) Beaten bloody.
(d) Feet chopped off.

13. How many men tried to hold down Zibatra when Josef de Azarza wanted her?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages did Martim Anninho's father teach him to write in?

2. In "A High Post in the Government," where had Alejandro who use to be one of Father Tollinare's students been sent to study?

3. What fish does Almeyda catch and serve that are poisonous?

4. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?

5. When does Mrs. Iaiyesimi say the clarinet was invented?

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