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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) They think she stole things.
(b) She is sick.
(c) They think she has been setting fires.
(d) She has to heal someone.

2. What is the name of a woman hanged for adultery?
(a) Estela.
(b) Matilde.
(c) Ambrosia.
(d) Beatriz.

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

4. What is Joanna, the wife of Martim Apirgio wearing when Almeyda sees her in "The Force of Imagination"?
(a) Purple silk.
(b) Pink silk.
(c) Green silk.
(d) Red silk.

5. In "A Man Is Brought Back; An Old Woman's Stories of Brutality," what color dress does Nobrega give Almeyda to wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the "Cycle," whose name does Anninho say that Almeyda said when she was delirious with malaria?

3. Where was Father Tollinare born according to the stunt rider?

4. How did Zuma die in "Lice Scratching"?

5. What is the name of the woman who is married to Valdes, but Valdes's father annuls the marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mexia?

3. Who are Zumi's women?

4. What does Olinda have in her house?

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

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

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

8. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

9. Who is Dr. Johann?

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

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