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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 "Luiza Cosme," where has Luiza been mutilated?

2. How many men on horseback does Almeyda remember she and Nobrega saw in "Nobrega, or How to Become a Free Woman"?

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

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

5. In "Art and Leisure," who has Grandmother's papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father Tollinare teach Almeyda and other children?

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

3. Who is Dr. Johann?

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

5. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

6. Who is Mexia?

7. Who are Zumi's women?

8. What happens to a medicine man?

9. In "Another Reunion; How One Uses the Long Sword," how do Nobrega and Almeyda work together?

10. Why does Alcantra wish for rooms with windows?

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

Acaiba gives Almeyda herbs to prevent her from being raped. How and why is Almeyda made whole again in “Black Beans, Brazilian Style; Iararaca, the Mystical Serpent visits and Almeyda is Made Whole Again”?

Essay Topic 3

Anninho attempts to save himself and Almeyda when Palmares is destroyed. How and why do his efforts fail?

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