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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 is the name of the man who tends cattle for Francisco's mother?
(a) Felix
(b) Jesse
(c) Julio
(d) Ferdinand

2. Why does Francisco decide to build the house he calls "Simbodji?"
(a) His family had outgrown the fort
(b) He was asked to leave the fort for military housing
(c) He was so wealthy that living in the fort was an embarrassment
(d) He was homesick

3. Why does Mama Wewe choose azure cloth to wrap Cesario's body?
(a) It's the color of a robin's egg
(b) It's the colors Angels wear in Heaven
(c) It's the color of the sea
(d) It's the color of clouds

4. What is the occupation of the man with whom Manuelzinho leaves Francisco after his mother's death?
(a) He's a cattle rancher
(b) He's a ferryman
(c) He's a priest
(d) He's a dairy farmer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?

2. What is the prevalent smell during March at the home of Joaquim's family?

3. What deformity does Manuelzinho have?

4. What does Francisco do when he finds a stray animal on his property?

5. What year does Francisco land in Ouidah?

(see the answer key)

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