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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 many children does Martina Puerreydon bring with her?

2. From what tree does Almeyda learn to get sap when the moon is full in "Secret Remedies"?

3. How long is Almeyda sick in "Parasitic Organisms and Malaria"?

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

5. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," what does a woman bring Almeyda to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Gold Smuggling," how does Almeyda convince Luiza who she is?

5. How and why does Maite help Almeyda disguise herself?

6. How is Almeyda finally allowed into Luiza's library and what is inside?

7. 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?

8. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

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

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

Anninho attempts to save himself and Almeyda when Palmares is destroyed. How and why do his efforts fail?

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

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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