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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who raised Barcala and Martim?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Indians.
(d) Priests.

3. In "Fazendo and the Indian Woman Who Was Not Touched by Mascarenhas," what does the woman give Alymeyda when she wakes her?
(a) Buriti.
(b) Mandacaru.
(c) Cupuacu.
(d) Cagaita.

4. In "A High Post in the Government," where had Alejandro who use to be one of Father Tollinare's students been sent to study?
(a) London and Paris.
(b) Madrid and London.
(c) Paris and Berlin.
(d) Madrid and Munich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Stranger," how often does a traveling man come to make ado over a woman who has a baby?

2. From where is the black shipowner Mualim is in contact with in "A Visit and a Draughtsman's Plans"?

3. Who has Almeyda dreamt that she sees in boats in "Dreams"?

4. In "Lice Scratching," where does a man send his wife so he can live with his Black mistress?

5. What does Anninho get from a man at a tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Almeyda and Anniho go when Palmeres is attacked?

2. What happens to a woman who commits adultery?

3. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

4. What does Father Tollinare teach Almeyda and other children?

5. What room is in the back of the one where Father Tollinare teaches Almeyda and the other children to read?

6. Who is Indaya and what stories does she tell about coming to Palmares?

7. Who are Zumi's women?

8. What happens to Pedro the Third?

9. In "Dream of Feathers," what does Almeyda learn about the plantation where she works?

10. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

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