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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 "Conversation with Antonia," what day of the week does Antonia ask Alymeyda to speak to her in her hut?

2. In "Fazendo and the Indian Woman Who Was Not Touched by Mascarenhas," what does the woman give Alymeyda when she wakes her?

3. In "Lice Scratching," what plant does Alcantara remember a woman gave her, but she only took a little?

4. How old is Alymeyda when she learns to read and write?

5. When did Ganga Zumba seek peace with the governor Don Pedro de Almeida?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mexia?

2. Who is Anna Bejerano?

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

4. What does Olinda have in her house?

5. What happens to a medicine man?

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

7. Why does Anninho say that Almeyda will be sent to Indaya Matroa?

8. How does Almeyda get to Palmares?

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

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

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Almeyda?

Essay Topic 2

Luiza and Almeyda’s healing powers seem to come from different sources. How do the women compare as healers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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