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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. What color eyes does Azevedo have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

2. What happens to Pedro the Third in "A Praise of Heroes and a Paid Informer"?
(a) Imprisoned.
(b) Sold to slavers.
(c) Shot.
(d) Hanged.

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

4. How often does German tie the Indian women to a tree and rub their skin until it bleeds?
(a) Every 2 weeks.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every 3 months.
(d) Once week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far does the messenger from Aprigio say the Paulistas are from Porto Calvo?

3. In "A Visit and a Draughtsman's Plans," what time of day do Anninho and Almeyda travel?

4. Where did the wife of Martim Aprigio live with her husband?

5. When did Ganga Zumba seek peace with the governor Don Pedro de Almeida?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olinda have in her house?

2. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

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

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

5. Who is Dr. Johann?

6. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

7. Who is Indaya and what stories does she tell about coming to Palmares?

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

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

10. How does Almeyda get to Palmares?

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