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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 "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women," how many free women comes from Bahia and outlying areas?

2. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," what color skirt is Morisco wearing?

3. What name does Luiza give Almeyda in "Secret Remedies"?

4. What is the name of the bushwhacking captain?

5. In "Aldeia de Visita," what do Almeyda and Mauritia hear child reciting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Capistrana, and what does Mauritia bring her?

2. Why does Garimpeira collapse and how does she recover?

3. In "Secret Remedies," why does Almeyda have to be vague regarding what she learns from Luiza?

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

5. How does Almeyda end up staying in an Indian village for about a month in "Turiri"?

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

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

8. In "The Mining Camp," what does Mauritia want to do when Almeyda has a relapse of malaria, and what does Almeyda persuade her to do?

9. How does Almeyda meet Mauritia?

10. In "Jaguaribe, HIs Family, the Beginning of a Journey," what does Mexia tell Almeyda before she leaves?

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

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

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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