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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Indaya Matroa?

2. What does Mexia wear around the waist of her dress?

3. How long does Goncalo P. take Martina as his mistress?

4. In "The Gathering of Turtle Eggs," about how old was the girl found wandering on the beach that Almeyda's grandmother nursed back to health?

5. Who comes to help Anninho and Almeyda after they hide for some time after the raid on Palmares?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Anna Bejerano?

2. What does Old Vera tell Almeyda about a woman named Zibatra?

3. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

4. Who is Dr. Johann?

5. How have several generations of Bejerano women lived unmolested in the town?

6. In "A High Post in the Government," what does Almeyda learn about the education of her mother and her grandmother?

7. What does Almeyda remember about being treated by Xavier for menstrual trouble?

8. Why does Anninho accuse Almeyda of trying to kill them both?

9. What is the house like that Almeyda is taken to in Palmares?

10. Why is the skin of German's Indian women raw?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Jones used, especially in "Almeydita" and "Quilombo”? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Almeyda presents several stories written by Barcala. What do these stories reveal about female gender roles?

Essay Topic 3

Palmares takes place in the late 1600s when Brazil was a Portuguese colony. What is colonialism? How did it destroy the identity of Indians and African slaves in Palmares?

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