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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 "A Cure for Taciturnity," from what plantation does a housekeeper come from with a girl who will not speak?

2. What instrument is Morisco playing in "Visions in a Glass of Water"?

3. About how old are Martina's children?

4. What color fruit does a man offer Almeyda in "The Stranger"?

5. Where does Maite think that Anninho's father is in "Sword and Sorcery and the Man Who Disappears and Is Thought Immortal"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luiza tell the housekeeper from the Carvalho plantation to do about a child she found who will not speak?

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

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

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

5. What vision of Barcala does Almeyda have when she looks in a glass of water with three drops of oil?

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

7. What is Luiza's place like in Bahia?

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

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

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

Luiza and Almeyda’s healing powers seem to come from different sources. How do the women compare as healers?

Essay Topic 3

In Palmares, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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