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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 Heroes of Turiri's Village," what does Almeyda use to cure an infection in the scratches she received in jail?

2. What type of ship was Zune working on when a pirate ship defeated them and he joined the pirates?

3. What is Luiza's name in Bahia?

4. What does the woman pick up and dance with in an aggressive and hostile manner in "A Handful of Maize"?

5. What color dress does Maite hand the woman she speaks to in "A Handful of Maize"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. How and why does Maite help Almeyda disguise herself?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Almeyda presents several stories written by Barcala. What do these stories reveal about female gender roles?

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