View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the streets made of in "The Shore of the New World or Manioc and Couscous"?
(a) Boards.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Cobblestones.
(d) Dirt.

2. About how old are Martina's children?
(a) 3 to 7 or 8.
(b) 5 to 11 or 12.
(c) 2 to 9 or 10.
(d) 4 to 8 or 9.

3. What name does Luiza give Almeyda in "Secret Remedies"?
(a) Uiara.
(b) Alandra.
(c) Noemia.
(d) Jaguara.

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

5. In "Nautch Girls," where did the man lose his leg that Luiza meets?
(a) Whaling.
(b) Childhood accident.
(c) Fight.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Interrogation," who is the woman waiting for Almeyda when she is released from the jail?

3. Which of Turiri's relatives threatened to give the women of Turiri's village a contraceptive if the men killed Zune?

4. What Indians are said to have raised Tamarutaca?

5. For what type of mines does Luiza say that Anninho made contacts in "Nautch Girls"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jequitinhonho?

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

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

4. How does Almeyda meet Mauritia?

5. Why does Almeyda leave in "The Departure," and why is Luiza frustrated that she is leaving?

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

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

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

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

10. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 853 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample