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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "A Fanatical Man," how many Indian women are at German's mud and grass hut?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

10. In "Men from the Quilombo," what is Almeyda given to drink that she has never had before?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Goat's milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cow's milk.

11. In "Ritual of a Stranger," how much older does Almeyda think the man who rides into the village is than she?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 10 years.

12. What is Joanna, the wife of Martim Apirgio wearing when Almeyda sees her in "The Force of Imagination"?
(a) Green silk.
(b) Purple silk.
(c) Pink silk.
(d) Red silk.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zumbi's Black woman have a mark of the tribe where she came from?

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

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

4. Who is Indaya Matroa?

5. Who is a guest in "Lice Scratching"?

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