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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 Mauritia's sister in Vila Rica?
(a) Aakanksha.
(b) Pallavi.
(c) Kalpana.
(d) Capistrana.

2. What is the name of the bushwhacking captain?
(a) Kaue.
(b) Queiroz.
(c) Guilherme.
(d) Benicio.

3. In "Sword and Sorcery and the Man Who Disappears and Is Thought Immortal" hat is the name of a nun suspected of being pregnant?
(a) Beajtriz.
(b) Adelina.
(c) Matilde.
(d) Caterina.

4. What does the woman pick up and dance with in an aggressive and hostile manner in "A Handful of Maize"?
(a) Stick.
(b) Bowl.
(c) Machete.
(d) Cane.

5. What is the name of Garimpeira's master?
(a) Edson.
(b) Cleiton.
(c) Heitor.
(d) Belaude.

6. What type of ship was Zune working on when a pirate ship defeated them and he joined the pirates?
(a) Turkish.
(b) French.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Spanish.

7. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," how many long, narrow canoes does Almeyda see in a vision in a glass of water?
(a) 300 or 400.
(b) 200 or 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 800.

8. What color horse does Jaguaribe give Almeyda for her journey?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Palomino.

9. About how old are Martina's children?
(a) 2 to 9 or 10.
(b) 5 to 11 or 12.
(c) 3 to 7 or 8.
(d) 4 to 8 or 9.

10. In "A Quiet and Conservative Man," about how many cattle grazing does Almeyda see?
(a) 500.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 1,000.

11. In "The Mining Camp," how many days are Almeyda and Mauritia in an abandoned mining camp when Almeyda has a malaria attack?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

12. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," how much older does Maite make Almeyda look?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

13. What was the name of Luiza's love's master in "The Explorer"?
(a) Tomas.
(b) Osvaldo.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Broadilla.

14. How many children does Martina Puerreydon bring with her?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. What day of the week is it in "A Tavern in Vila Rica"?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Luiza say she is the granddaughter of?

2. In "Aldeia de Visita," what do Almeyda and Mauritia hear child reciting?

3. In "The Dream of the Good Man," who is the man Almeyda sees in a dream after she sees Aguaribe and then Anninho?

4. What is Luiza's name in Bahia?

5. In "Nautch Girls," where did the man lose his leg that Luiza meets?

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