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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chpater Five, pages 111-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?
(a) The birth of her fourth child
(b) The birth of her one hundredth great-grandchild
(c) Her one hundredth birthday
(d) Her one hundredth anniversary

2. What color is the cloth Mama Wewe eventually drapes all around her room?
(a) Yellow
(b) Purple
(c) Blue
(d) Black

3. What game does the professor play with Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?
(a) Darts
(b) Billiards
(c) Spades
(d) Croquet

4. What is the currency favored by the people of Dahomey?
(a) Paper
(b) Gold
(c) Cowrie shells
(d) Nuts

5. Where is the woman when she begins to cry?
(a) The cemetery
(b) The doorway of the main house
(c) The belly of the compound
(d) The opening of the pantry

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the game between the professor and Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?

2. What scheme does Isadoro have in mind when he returns from France?

3. Which of the following was NOT one of the fates that befell the family?

4. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"

5. What does "Simbodji" mean?

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