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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. At what age do the Bejerano women become pregnant and have a daughter?

2. In "A Disillusioned and Sadistic Man," from where does Alymeyda watch Father Tollinare and Mexia?

3. In "The Woman Who Wanted the Return of Her Lover," what is a woman told to keep under her bed by a macumbeiro?

4. Where does Zumbi's Black woman have a mark of the tribe where she came from?

5. In "Lice Scratching," where does a man send his wife so he can live with his Black mistress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to a medicine man?

2. Who is Mexia?

3. Who is Alsace, and what powers does Almeyda's grandmother believe she received from the woman?

4. Where do Almeyda and Anniho go when Palmeres is attacked?

5. What does Olinda have in her house?

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

7. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

8. Who is Indaya and what stories does she tell about coming to Palmares?

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

10. What room is in the back of the one where Father Tollinare teaches Almeyda and the other children to read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles and subtitles? What are some purposes of chapter titles and subtitles? How does Jones use section and chapter titles in Palmares?

Essay Topic 2

Palmares tells Almeyda’s story from the time she is a young girl until she is in her 30s. How do the events in the book help Almeyda mature and grow in Palmares? What events and characters help her mature?

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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