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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 large is the snake that prevents Almeyda from taking a trail in "An Anaconda Keeps Her from Taking That Trail"?

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

3. How much does Mauritia say that fish sells for in the city?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jequitinhonho?

2. What do Mauritia and Almeyda hear and where are they in "Aldeia de Visita?

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

4. Where does Almeyda find herself and who helps her in "The Stranger"?

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

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

7. Why does the bushwhacking captain's wife comes to Luiza?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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