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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. When did Ganga Zumba seek peace with the governor Don Pedro de Almeida?
(a) 1682.
(b) 1688.
(c) 1674.
(d) 1678.

2. In "A Visit and a Draughtsman's Plans," what time of day do Anninho and Almeyda travel?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) Night.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.

3. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Who is Indaya Matroa?
(a) Almeyda's mother.
(b) Oner of Zumbi's wives.
(c) Almeyda's grandmother.
(d) Mexia.

5. How many slaves does Sobrieski have in "The Shoemaker and the Sadism of the Senhora" before he buys Almeyda?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

3. How long did Captain Goncalo's wife live in Palmares as one of the captured women?

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

5. In "Escape, or a Supernatural Intervention," how long do Anninho and Almeyda stay hidden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olinda have in her house?

2. What happens to a woman who commits adultery?

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

4. Who is Anna Bejerano?

5. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Almeyda get to Palmares?

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