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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alymeda's grandmother buy with gold dust in "Gold"?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Wheaten flour.

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. When was Father Tollinare's uncle, Father Froger, burned in France for witchcraft?
(a) 60 years ago.
(b) 50 years ago.
(c) 18 years ago.
(d) 25 years ago.

7. In "Pao Joaquim," why is Alymeda's grandmother taken away?
(a) She has to heal someone.
(b) She is sick.
(c) They think she stole things.
(d) They think she has been setting fires.

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

9. How old is Alymeda's grandmother in "The Place of Men and Women"?
(a) 39.
(b) 37.
(c) 41.
(d) 44.

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

11. What does Indaya pour over the food she serves in Indaya and the Old Ghost That Never Leaves"?
(a) Cow's milk.
(b) Coconut milk.
(c) Rum.
(d) Whiskey.

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

13. 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) Maybe 9.
(b) About 12.
(c) Perhaps 10.
(d) Almost 11.

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

15. When a messenger comes from Aprigio, where is he injured?
(a) Back.
(b) Hip.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Palmares located?

2. What happens to Pedro the Third in "A Praise of Heroes and a Paid Informer"?

3. Who is Indaya Matroa?

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

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

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