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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. In "In the Barriaga Mountains," who tends Almeyda?

2. In "Escape, or a Supernatural Intervention," how long do Anninho and Almeyda stay hidden?

3. What color eyes does the man have who visits the casa grande and can do tricks on a horse?

4. In "The Stranger," how often does a traveling man come to make ado over a woman who has a baby?

5. In "A Fanatical Man," how many Indian women are at German's mud and grass hut?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Anna Bejerano?

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

5. Who is Mexia?

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

7. What happens to a woman who commits adultery?

8. Who is Dr. Johann?

9. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

10. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Palmares?

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