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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 was the reaction of the houseboys upon seeing the reflection of the sun in the glass windows?
(a) They thought the house was haunted
(b) They thought the windows were ugly
(c) They thought the house was on fire
(d) They thought the windows needed to be washed

2. How does cholera infect the community?
(a) It was brought in by someone who had traveled to France
(b) It was brought ashore by someone who arrived on a ship
(c) No one knows
(d) It was brought in by a merchant returning from China

3. Why did the Portuguese boat stop at Popos?
(a) They had sick people and were in need of a doctor
(b) They needed new water kegs
(c) They wanted to offer Francisco passage to Ouidah
(d) They had been in a storm and needed to repair the sail

4. Who wins the game between the professor and Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?
(a) Antonio
(b) Neither
(c) The professor
(d) It's a tie

5. What item becomes a symbol of revolt?
(a) A green flag
(b) Lengths of gold brocade
(c) Scarlet silk material
(d) A dolphin

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Simbodji" mean?

2. What did the women of the military grop do to their teeth?

3. What color is the cat Francisco's first wife is often seen with?

4. What do women think of the sounds of Swiss musical clocks?

5. What deformity does Manuelzinho have?

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