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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. How far does the messenger from Aprigio say the Paulistas are from Porto Calvo?
(a) 8 leagues.
(b) 16 leagues.
(c) 10 leagues.
(d) 19 leagues.

2. Where was Father Tollinare born according to the stunt rider?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Brazil.
(d) France.

3. Who tells Pedro to go on in "Pedro the Third"?
(a) A woman walking on the street.
(b) Almeyda's grandmother.
(c) Anninho.
(d) A man walking on the street.

4. What does Grandmother feed Almeyda in "Malaria Fever; Dreams of Escape and Capture; of Zumbi, the Chieftain"?
(a) Crushed pineapple.
(b) Guava.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Mangos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Alymeda's grandmother in "The Place of Men and Women"?

2. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?

3. What does Alymeda's grandmother buy with gold dust in "Gold"?

4. What fish does Almeyda catch and serve that are poisonous?

5. Who was the leader before Zumbi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Johann?

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

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

4. What happens to a woman who commits adultery?

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

6. In "A High Post in the Government," what does Almeyda learn about the education of her mother and her grandmother?

7. What does Olinda have in her house?

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

9. What does Old Vera tell Almeyda about a woman named Zibatra?

10. What does Almeyda remember about being treated by Xavier for menstrual trouble?

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