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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. In "The Shore of the New World or Manioc and Couscous," what language do Almeyda and Luiza hear a priest using when he gives a sermon?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

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

5. Where does Maite think that Anninho's father is in "Sword and Sorcery and the Man Who Disappears and Is Thought Immortal"?
(a) Bahia.
(b) Goias.
(c) Sergipe.
(d) Piaui.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the chapter "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey," begin?

2. In "The Explorer," who does Luiza say that she loved?

3. In "Sword and Sorcery and the Man Who Disappears and Is Thought Immortal" hat is the name of a nun suspected of being pregnant?

4. What is the name of the bushwhacking captain?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

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

9. Why do free women from Bahia and outlying areas come to Luiza in "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women"?

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

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