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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 "Pao Joaquim," why is Alymeda's grandmother taken away?
(a) She has to heal someone.
(b) They think she stole things.
(c) She is sick.
(d) They think she has been setting fires.

2. What does Mexia wear around the waist of her dress?
(a) Red belt.
(b) Black string.
(c) Red string.
(d) Black belt.

3. In "A Disillusioned and Sadistic Man," from where does Alymeyda watch Father Tollinare and Mexia?
(a) Tree.
(b) Hallway.
(c) Front room.
(d) Bushes.

4. What is the name of the woman who is married to Valdes, but Valdes's father annuls the marriage?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Elena.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Martina.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the skin of German's Indian women raw?

2. What does Olinda have in her house?

3. What happens to a medicine man?

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

5. Who is Anna Bejerano?

6. Who is Dr. Johann?

7. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

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

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

10. How have several generations of Bejerano women lived unmolested in the town?

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