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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 deformity does Manuelzinho have?
(a) He wears a patch over one eye
(b) He has one hand
(c) He is hare-lipped
(d) He limps

2. How old is Francisco during the drought?
(a) Twelve
(b) Seven
(c) One year, seven months
(d) Seventeen

3. What is the prevalent smell during March at the home of Joaquim's family?
(a) Tobacco
(b) Jasmine
(c) Molasses
(d) Roses

4. What color are the shutters on Francisco's childhood home?
(a) Blue
(b) Brown
(c) Yellow
(d) The book doesn't say

5. How much time passes before Francisco is named the Viceroy of Ouidah?
(a) About a month
(b) Less than a year
(c) Only three days
(d) A full five years

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Francisco's wife carrying when he meets her for the first time?

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

3. What happens to the man who gets his hand caught in a press on the farm?

4. How hold is Francisco when his father dies?

5. What color are the walls of the Coutinhos' plantation?

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