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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 Stranger," where does Almeyda find herself when she comes to her senses?

2. Who does Luiza say she is the granddaughter of?

3. What is the name of the priest Almeyda and Luiza hear speak in "The Shore of the New World of Manioc and Couscous"?

4. For what type of mines does Luiza say that Anninho made contacts in "Nautch Girls"?

5. What is a woman wearing over her clothing in "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 meet Mauritia?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Jones used, especially in "Almeydita" and "Quilombo”? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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