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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. How old does Almeyda tell Mohammed of Bahia that she is?

2. In "Secret Remedies," what is the name of Almeyda's "magic plant" (365)?

3. Which of Turiri's relatives threatened to give the women of Turiri's village a contraceptive if the men killed Zune?

4. In "A Handful of Maize," who does Maite say the woman has shamed her in front of?

5. How old is the Indian boy with an eye infection in "Turiri"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Almeyda see the dictionary writer and why is he maimed in "Why Don't They Go to the Interior"?

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

4. In "Nautch Girls," what does a man give Luiza and why?

5. How is Almeyda finally allowed into Luiza's library and what is inside?

6. What happened to Anninho after he was set on shore in North Africa by pirates?

7. In "Gold Smuggling," how does Almeyda convince Luiza who she is?

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

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

10. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almeyda meets the dictionary writer again in the hiding place where she and Anninho hid. How is the dictionary writer mutilated? What do his injuries reveal about desperation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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