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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Turiri's relatives threatened to give the women of Turiri's village a contraceptive if the men killed Zune?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Great-aunt.

2. How old does Almeyda think she was when she overheard a conversation between her mother and grandmother about the difference between revelation and illusion?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 4 or 5.

3. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," what color skirt is Morisco wearing?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

4. In "The Explorer," who does Luiza say that she loved?
(a) Azamor.
(b) Enzo.
(c) Bieito.
(d) Mauricio.

5. In "Another Mining Camp," how many buildings are in the deserted camp Almeyda and Mauritia come upon?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. In "A Handful of Maize," who does Maite say the woman has shamed her in front of?
(a) Painter.
(b) Jesuit.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Chief.

7. In Almeyda's vision in "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey," what plant does the little turtle Jaboti compare her to?
(a) Mimosa pudica.
(b) Hancornia speciosa.
(c) Gomphrena globosa.
(d) Tobouchina semidecantra

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

9. What is the name of the priest Almeyda and Luiza hear speak in "The Shore of the New World of Manioc and Couscous"?
(a) Father Edgar Silva.
(b) Father Bernardo de Brito.
(c) Father Anastacio Alves.
(d) Father Antonio Viera.

10. What does Rapadura give Almeyda and Mauritia to eat?
(a) Acai.
(b) Brown sugar cakes.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Banana.

11. What is a woman wearing over her clothing in "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife"?
(a) Coat.
(b) Sweater.
(c) Cotton shawl.
(d) Wool shawl.

12. What is the name of wife of the man Almeyda meets in "The Russian"?
(a) Kalita.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Polina.
(d) Milana.

13. In "A Cure for Taciturnity," from what plantation does a housekeeper come from with a girl who will not speak?
(a) Carvalho.
(b) Suzano.
(c) Fazenda.
(d) Piratini.

14. In "Rapadura, the Glass Beads, and a Promise of a Hidden Paradise," what is Rapadura doing when Almeyda and Mauritia see her?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Tending a sick child.
(d) Gathering herbs.

15. In "A Prosperous Man and the Incarceration," how many lashes is a free Negro woman to receive because someone sold gold to her?
(a) 200.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the streets made of in "The Shore of the New World or Manioc and Couscous"?

2. What is the name of the bushwhacking captain?

3. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," how much older does Maite make Almeyda look?

4. What does Almeyda eat in "Mauritia's Search for Tamarutaca"?

5. What color horse does Jaguaribe give Almeyda for her journey?

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