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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. Where does Maite say that some people from Palmares have gone in "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale"?
(a) Roraima.
(b) Parahyba.
(c) Tocantins.
(d) Ceara.

2. In "Aldeia de Visita," what do Almeyda and Mauritia hear child reciting?
(a) The Beatitudes.
(b) The 23rd Psalm.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

3. What does Almeyda served the women who come to the shop in "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women"?
(a) Tea and cookies.
(b) Coffee and pastries.
(c) Tea and cakes.
(d) Water, bread, and jam.

4. What type of ship was Zune working on when a pirate ship defeated them and he joined the pirates?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Turkish.

5. 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 Bernardo de Brito.
(b) Father Edgar Silva.
(c) Father Anastacio Alves.
(d) Father Antonio Viera.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is the snake that prevents Almeyda from taking a trail in "An Anaconda Keeps Her from Taking That Trail"?

2. Where do Luiza and Almeyda spends their nights as they travel at the beginning of "Broken Bricks and Unripe Fruit"?

3. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," how much older does Maite make Almeyda look?

4. What is the name of Mauritia's sister in Vila Rica?

5. What does "Manganaa" (476) mean in Preparations for a Return"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Jequitinhonho?

3. What is Luiza's place like in Bahia?

4. What happened to Anninho after he was set on shore in North Africa by pirates?

5. How and why does Maite help Almeyda disguise herself?

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

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

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

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

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