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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. Who does Luiza say she is the granddaughter of?
(a) Kanuri woman.
(b) Oromo woman.
(c) Fulani woman.
(d) Azande woman.

2. In "The Dream of the Good Man," where does Almeyda hear her grandmother talk about traveling in her dream?
(a) Italy, Greece, and France.
(b) Germany, Sweden, and France.
(c) Spain, Portugal, and Sweden.
(d) Albania, France, and Germany.

3. Which of Turiri's relatives threatened to give the women of Turiri's village a contraceptive if the men killed Zune?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Great-aunt.

4. What instrument is Morisco playing in "Visions in a Glass of Water"?
(a) Zither.
(b) Mandolin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Lute.

5. In "Another Mining Camp," how many buildings are in the deserted camp Almeyda and Mauritia come upon?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Tavern in Vila Rica," what does Mariana say is served to eat if beef is not available?

2. In "The Mining Camp," how many days are Almeyda and Mauritia in an abandoned mining camp when Almeyda has a malaria attack?

3. In "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife, what is a woman wearing who comes into Luiza's shop?

4. What is the name of the priest Almeyda and Luiza hear speak in "The Shore of the New World of Manioc and Couscous"?

5. In "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife," how many men does the captain's wife say her husband kept for a time and made him work for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mauritia and Almeyda hear and where are they in "Aldeia de Visita?

2. How do Luiza and Almeyda travel to Bahia in "Nautch Girls"?

3. Where does Almeyda see the dictionary writer and why is he maimed in "Why Don't They Go to the Interior"?

4. What vision of Barcala does Almeyda have when she looks in a glass of water with three drops of oil?

5. Why does Mauritia say that many people die on their way to Minas?

6. In "Nautch Girls," what does a man give Luiza and why?

7. Why is Luiza unable to help the wife of a bushwhacking captain?

8. What happened to Zune, and why does Turiri warn Almeyda not to go to his village in "The Heroes of Turiri's Village"?

9. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

10. Why does the bushwhacking captain's wife comes to Luiza?

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