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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 the name of the priest Almeyda and Luiza hear speak in "The Shore of the New World of Manioc and Couscous"?
(a) Father Anastacio Alves.
(b) Father Antonio Viera.
(c) Father Edgar Silva.
(d) Father Bernardo de Brito.

2. Who does Almeyda find in the place where she and Anninho hid?
(a) An Indian woman.
(b) A Black man.
(c) An Indian man.
(d) A white man.

3. In "The Russian," how much does the man Almeyda meets in a clearing say his Dutch built ship cost?
(a) 7,000 rubles.
(b) 10,000 rubles.
(c) 8,000 rubles.
(d) 9,000 rubles.

4. In what language does Morisco sing in "Visions in a Glass of Water"?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portuguese.

5. In "A Tavern in Vila Rica," what does Mariana say is served to eat if beef is not available?
(a) Pork.
(b) Whale.
(c) Wild hog.
(d) Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week is it in "A Tavern in Vila Rica"?

2. What does Almeyda eat in "Mauritia's Search for Tamarutaca"?

3. In "A Handful of Maize," who does Maite say the woman has shamed her in front of?

4. In "The Heroes of Turiri's Village," what does Almeyda use to cure an infection in the scratches she received in jail?

5. In "A Quiet and Conservative Man," about how many cattle grazing does Almeyda see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Garimpeira collapse and how does she recover?

5. Who is Capistrana, and what does Mauritia bring her?

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

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

8. In "The Mining Camp," what does Mauritia want to do when Almeyda has a relapse of malaria, and what does Almeyda persuade her to do?

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

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

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