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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. After Almeyda's maleria attack, what does Anninho bring her?
(a) Gurana and fresh butter.
(b) Passion fruit and fresh butter.
(c) Guava and fresh butter.
(d) Oranges and fresh butter.

2. In "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

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

4. What languages did Martim Anninho's father teach him to write in?
(a) Arabic and Portuguese.
(b) Arabic and English.
(c) Arabic, English, and Portuguese.
(d) English and Portuguese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a messenger comes from Aprigio, where is he injured?

2. What is the name of a woman hanged for adultery?

3. What happens to Pedro the Third in "A Praise of Heroes and a Paid Informer"?

4. When does Mrs. Iaiyesimi say the clarinet was invented?

5. In "The Woman Who Wanted the Return of Her Lover," what is a woman told to keep under her bed by a macumbeiro?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to a woman who commits adultery?

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

4. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

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

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

7. Who is Mexia?

8. Why does Anninho accuse Almeyda of trying to kill them both?

9. What does Olinda have in her house?

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

(see the answer keys)

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