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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mama Wewe kiss Cesario while he's dying of cholera?
(a) She knows he's going to die and she wants to die as well
(b) She hopes that it will comfort him
(c) She wants to take the disease from him
(d) She is telling him good-bye

2. What fruit is on a plate near Mama Wewe?
(a) Coconut
(b) Mango
(c) Apple
(d) Papaya

3. How does Francisco and Joaquim spend much of their time?
(a) Waving at Joaquim's sisters
(b) Fighting gamecocks
(c) Training hounds
(d) All the above

4. What happens to end Taparica's torture?
(a) His tormentors give up
(b) The king intervenes
(c) He tells them what they want to know
(d) The powder magazine explodes

5. What is used to make the rosaries that are the prized possession of Yovogan?
(a) Jaguar claws
(b) Gold nuggets
(c) Human teeth
(d) Pearls

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color are the shutters on the house where Mama Wewe is staying?

4. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?

5. What does the author say the walls of Abomy palace are made of?

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