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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. At the end of The Virtue of Plants and a Lecture on the Intellect and Morality; Strange Sounds," from what creature does Luiza show Almeyda how to make a new medicine she learned from the Indians?
2. In "Visions in a Glass of Water," how many long, narrow canoes does Almeyda see in a vision in a glass of water?
3. What instrument is Morisco playing in "Visions in a Glass of Water"?
4. What does Almeyda eat in "Mauritia's Search for Tamarutaca"?
5. In "The Stranger," what color pony does the man have who helps Almeyda?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Gold Smuggling," how does Almeyda convince Luiza who she is?
2. Why does Mauritia say that many people die on their way to Minas?
3. 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?
4. In "Secret Remedies," why does Almeyda have to be vague regarding what she learns from Luiza?
5. Where does Almeyda see the dictionary writer and why is he maimed in "Why Don't They Go to the Interior"?
6. How does Almeyda end up staying in an Indian village for about a month in "Turiri"?
7. In "Jaguaribe, HIs Family, the Beginning of a Journey," what does Mexia tell Almeyda before she leaves?
8. In "Nautch Girls," what does a man give Luiza and why?
9. What is Luiza's place like in Bahia?
10. How do Luiza and Almeyda travel to Bahia in "Nautch Girls"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Almeyda leaves Luiza. Why does Almeyda leave Luiza? Why does Luiza believe that Almeyda should stay?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Indian women weave blankets with gold threads for a man who calls himself Zune. How and why is the relationship between Zune and the Indian women exploitation?
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