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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the woman's husband gone in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) 19 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 15 months.

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

3. What does Grandmother give Barcala Aprigo?
(a) Honey and cinnamon.
(b) Honey and curcumin.
(c) Honey and turmeric.
(d) Honey and ginger.

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

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

6. How many slaves does Sobrieski have in "The Shoemaker and the Sadism of the Senhora" before he buys Almeyda?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

7. When did Ganga Zumba seek peace with the governor Don Pedro de Almeida?
(a) 1682.
(b) 1678.
(c) 1674.
(d) 1688.

8. Who has Almeyda dreamt that she sees in boats in "Dreams"?
(a) 5 white men in a boat and 10 black men in a boat.
(b) 3 white men in a boat and 7 black men in a boat.
(c) 2 white men in a boat and 5 black men in a boat.
(d) 7 white men in a boat and 11 black men in a boat.

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

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

11. In "Lice Scratching," what does Madriaga string for rosaries?
(a) Wood.
(b) Palm nuts.
(c) Beads.
(d) Stones.

12. When does Mrs. Iaiyesimi say the clarinet was invented?
(a) 1690.
(b) 1688.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1684.

13. Who was the leader before Zumbi?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His cousin.

14. In "Luiza Cosme," where has Luiza been mutilated?
(a) Pinkie finger.
(b) Ear.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Toe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of a woman hanged for adultery?

3. What is the name of the woman who is married to Valdes, but Valdes's father annuls the marriage?

4. In "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?

5. In "The Woman Who Wanted the Return of Her Lover," what is a woman told to keep under her bed by a macumbeiro?

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