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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 is the name of Garimpeira's master?

2. About how old are Martina's children?

3. What type of ship was Zune working on when a pirate ship defeated them and he joined the pirates?

4. What does Jaguaribe give Almeyda when he comes to the hut where she is staying?

5. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," what color does Almeyda notice that Luiza's eyes are?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Almeyda leave in "The Departure," and why is Luiza frustrated that she is leaving?

2. Why is Luiza unable to help the wife of a bushwhacking captain?

3. Who helps Almeyda when her malaria recurs in "Jaguaribe, His Family, the Beginning of a Journey"?

4. Why does Mauritia say that many people die on their way to Minas?

5. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

6. What happened to Zune, and why does Turiri warn Almeyda not to go to his village in "The Heroes of Turiri's Village"?

7. In "Science, Magic, and Foolishness," why is Mrs. Florence Pepperell in Brazil?

8. How do Luiza and Almeyda travel to Bahia in "Nautch Girls"?

9. How and why does Maite help Almeyda disguise herself?

10. Why do free women from Bahia and outlying areas come to Luiza in "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Palmares takes place in the late 1600s when Brazil was a Portuguese colony. What is colonialism? How did it destroy the identity of Indians and African slaves in Palmares?

Essay Topic 2

Almeyda leaves Luiza. Why does Almeyda leave Luiza? Why does Luiza believe that Almeyda should stay?

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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