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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Taparica the Tambour wearing when Francisco arrives?
(a) A top hat
(b) A ragged Turkish rug
(c) A loose-fitting dress coat
(d) Brown sandals

2. What does Manuelzinho do for a living?
(a) Catches fish and sells them for meat
(b) Kills snakes and sells them for meat
(c) Kills alligators and sells them for meat
(d) Kills goats and sells them for meat

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

4. What is one of Francisco's principal amusements during his time in Bahia?
(a) Eating at the outdoor cafes
(b) Dancing with girls he meets in the marketplace
(c) Cooking at a friend's house
(d) Following funeral processions

5. What is on Papa Agostinho's hat?
(a) Butterflies and a pig's head
(b) Butterflies and a giraffe
(c) Butterflies and a bleeding heart
(d) Butterflies and elephants

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama Wewe put in Cesario's hand before he's buried?

2. Where does Francisco live?

3. What spice is used on the pigs' heads served at the family feast?

4. What is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?

5. What month was the memorial event held?

(see the answer key)

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