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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 Place of Men and Women," who does Alymeda's grandmother see that Alymeda does not?
(a) Senhor Ferreyra.
(b) Senhor Rugendas.
(c) Senhor Vicente.
(d) Senhor Barros.

2. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) A Negro slave.
(b) A Dutchman.
(c) A Frenchman.
(d) An Englishman.

3. What fish does Almeyda catch and serve that are poisonous?
(a) Tetra.
(b) Roughy.
(c) Mayacus.
(d) Pleco.

4. In the "Cycle," whose name does Anninho say that Almeyda said when she was delirious with malaria?
(a) Tempo.
(b) Xavier.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Zumbi.

5. How many men on horseback does Almeyda remember she and Nobrega saw in "Nobrega, or How to Become a Free Woman"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Josef de Azarza, or a Fate Remains Unknown," what does Old Vera bring back from hunting?

2. What does Indaya pour over the food she serves in Indaya and the Old Ghost That Never Leaves"?

3. In "Malaria Fever; Dreams of Escape and Capture; of Zumbi, the Chieftain," what does Almeyda dream is being built?

4. What letter is on the back door of Luiza Cosme's store?

5. In "Of the White Woman from Porto Calvo and Other Women, Black and White," how many white women do the men have when they return?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anninho say that Almeyda will be sent to Indaya Matroa?

2. Who is Alsace, and what powers does Almeyda's grandmother believe she received from the woman?

3. What happens to a medicine man?

4. Why does Entralgo send his son back to Europe in "What Is Happening in Agriculture"?

5. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

6. Who are Zumi's women?

7. Why is Almeyda sold and where is she sold?

8. How is Almeyda injured and what happens to Anninho?

9. What does Old Vera do when she sees a man tied to a tree whose legs are crushed, and what trouble does she get into?

10. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

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