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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the streets made of in "The Shore of the New World or Manioc and Couscous"?
(a) Boards.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Cobblestones.

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

3. What does Garimpeira come down with in "A Tavern in Vila Rica"?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Smallpox.

4. From what tree does Almeyda learn to get sap when the moon is full in "Secret Remedies"?
(a) Quercus sumatrana.
(b) Quercus petraea.
(c) Copaiba.
(d) Jatoba.

5. What Indians are said to have raised Tamarutaca?
(a) Tupinamba.
(b) Caete.
(c) Paragua.
(d) Guiacuru.

6. What does Almeyda eat in "Mauritia's Search for Tamarutaca"?
(a) Greens and berries.
(b) Greens and nuts.
(c) Fish and greens.
(d) Fish, nuts, and berries.

7. How long is Almeyda sick in "Parasitic Organisms and Malaria"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

8. Who does Luiza say she is the granddaughter of?
(a) Azande woman.
(b) Oromo woman.
(c) Kanuri woman.
(d) Fulani woman.

9. When does the chapter "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey," begin?
(a) 1698.
(b) 1696.
(c) 1697.
(d) 1695.

10. In "The Dream of the Good Man," where does Almeyda hear her grandmother talk about traveling in her dream?
(a) Albania, France, and Germany.
(b) Italy, Greece, and France.
(c) Spain, Portugal, and Sweden.
(d) Germany, Sweden, and France.

11. In "Turiri," how long is Almeyda in an Indian village before she meets Zune?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) 2 months.

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

13. How old is the Indian boy with an eye infection in "Turiri"?
(a) 6.
(b) 10 or 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 8 or 9.

14. In "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife," how many men does the captain's wife say her husband kept for a time and made him work for him?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. What is a man growing that Almeyda and Mauritia encounter in "Another MIning Camp"?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Manioc.
(d) Cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Martina Puerreydon bring with her?

2. What name does Luiza give Almeyda in "Secret Remedies"?

3. How old does Almeyda think she was when she overheard a conversation between her mother and grandmother about the difference between revelation and illusion?

4. In "Rapadura, the Glass Beads, and a Promise of a Hidden Paradise," what is Rapadura doing when Almeyda and Mauritia see her?

5. Which of Turiri's relatives threatened to give the women of Turiri's village a contraceptive if the men killed Zune?

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