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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. What type of wood is most of the furniture made from in the shop where Alymeyda is taken in "The Hidden Woman"?

2. What does Grandmother give Barcala Aprigo?

3. What does Indaya pour over the food she serves in Indaya and the Old Ghost That Never Leaves"?

4. How old is Alymeda's grandmother in "The Place of Men and Women"?

5. What fish does Almeyda catch and serve that are poisonous?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

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

4. Why does Entralgo send his son back to Europe in "What Is Happening in Agriculture"?

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

6. Who is Anna Bejerano?

7. What does Old Vera do when she sees a man tied to a tree whose legs are crushed, and what trouble does she get into?

8. Who is Mexia?

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

10. In "Dream of Feathers," what does Almeyda learn about the plantation where she works?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The chapter “Lice Scratching” tells the story of a cruel, vindictive woman whose husband owns a plantation. How does the story contrast the Portuguese view of slaveholding with Almeyda’s view of slavery based on life on the plantation where she grew up?

Essay Topic 2

In addition to her mother and grandmother, Almeyda has other women who serve as role models in her life. Who are some of the women who are role models in Almeyda’s life? What influence do they have on her and why is their influence important?

Essay Topic 3

Almeyda wonders if Luiza is a witch. Why does Almeyda wonder if Luiza is a witch? Is Luiza a witch?

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