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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 instrument does Mama Wewe play for the military man, Lieutenant Parisot?
(a) A guitar
(b) An organ
(c) A flute
(d) A piano

2. How many days pass during which the professor could not come to shore because of bad weather?
(a) Five
(b) Fifty-five
(c) Fifteen
(d) Fifty

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

4. How long would Manuelzinho remain with Francisco and his mother before leaving?
(a) About a month
(b) About a week
(c) About a year
(d) He never leaves

5. What does "Simbodji" mean?
(a) Big Rock
(b) Big House
(c) Big Money
(d) Big Wealth

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is Francisco's hair at age fifty?

3. Why does Mama Wewe kiss Cesario while he's dying of cholera?

4. Why do the other boys make fun of Cesario?

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

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