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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 do the Da Silva boys wear until they are about seven years old?
(a) Button-up shirts and slacks
(b) Shorts and t-shirts
(c) Nothing
(d) Long dresses

2. What object is under a glass dome on the mantle of Mama Wewe's home?
(a) A bust of her father
(b) A clock
(c) A lock of Cesario's hair
(d) A silver ring

3. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?
(a) A veil
(b) Glasses
(c) A jacket with lots of pockets
(d) A bowler hat

4. What does Manuelzinho do for a living?
(a) Kills goats and sells them for meat
(b) Catches fish and sells them for meat
(c) Kills snakes and sells them for meat
(d) Kills alligators and sells them for meat

5. What point does Francisco emphasize in his letter to Joaquim?
(a) The need to help Kankpe's quest to become king
(b) The current financial situation
(c) His suffering at the hands of the king
(d) The loss of his fortune

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following are among the improvements Francisco makes after being named viceroy?

3. Which of the following was among the gifts the professor brings Mama Wewe when he pays her a second visit?

4. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?

5. Why does Mama Wewe choose azure cloth to wrap Cesario's body?

(see the answer key)

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