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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 is a woman wearing over her clothing in "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife"?
(a) Cotton shawl.
(b) Coat.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Wool shawl.

2. What does Rapadura give Almeyda and Mauritia to eat?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Acai.
(c) Brown sugar cakes.
(d) Banana.

3. What is the name of wife of the man Almeyda meets in "The Russian"?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Kalita.
(c) Milana.
(d) Polina.

4. What is the name of the mulatta in "A Tavern in Vila Rica"?
(a) Bosalicia.
(b) Garimpeira.
(c) Miciela.
(d) Aparecida.

5. About how old is Mohammed of Bahia?
(a) 55.
(b) 61.
(c) 50s.
(d) 40s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey," how long does Mexica say that she and her child hid in a hollow tree?

2. Who does Luiza say she is the granddaughter of?

3. What name does Luiza give Almeyda in "Secret Remedies"?

4. What does the bushwhacking captain's wife say always calms him?

5. In what language does Morisco sing in "Visions in a Glass of Water"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Almeyda end up staying in an Indian village for about a month in "Turiri"?

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

3. In "Science, Magic, and Foolishness," why is Mrs. Florence Pepperell in Brazil?

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

5. Where does Almeyda find herself and who helps her in "The Stranger"?

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

7. When Luiza and Almeyda visit Mohammed of Bahia, what does he say about Anninho?

8. What does Luiza tell the housekeeper from the Carvalho plantation to do about a child she found who will not speak?

9. In "Gold Smuggling," how does Almeyda convince Luiza who she is?

10. How is Almeyda finally allowed into Luiza's library and what is inside?

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