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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 does the young girl say is wrong with Mama Wewe?
(a) She won't eat
(b) She's had a heart attack
(c) She's grieving for Francisco
(d) She's been poisoned

2. What does Herr Raabe want to train Cesario to be?
(a) A trader
(b) A radio operator
(c) A ship's mate
(d) A bookkeeper

3. Which of the following are among the improvements Francisco makes after being named viceroy?
(a) He plants coconuts
(b) He introduces the pineapple
(c) He has drains dug in the town
(d) All the above

4. What year does Francisco land in Ouidah?
(a) 1821
(b) 19
(c) 1912
(d) 1812

5. What happens to the man who gets his hand caught in a press on the farm?
(a) The overseer cuts his hand off
(b) Francisco helps bandage the man's broken hand
(c) Francisco cuts his hand off
(d) The man dies

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to the military group made up of women?

2. What does the king do with the skulls of his slain enemy?

3. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?

4. How soon after the death of Francisco's father does his mother "take up" with another man?

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

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