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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 wants to take the disease from him
(c) She is telling him good-bye
(d) She hopes that it will comfort him

3. What spice is used on the pigs' heads served at the family feast?
(a) Pepper
(b) Oregano
(c) Cumin
(d) Ginger

4. When did Mama Wewe fall in love with the professor?
(a) In 1998
(b) Exactly ninety-eight years ago
(c) She'd never loved him
(d) When she was nineteen

5. What does one family member say a cowrie shell was used for in the United States?
(a) Fuel
(b) Decoration
(c) Money
(d) Something to write on

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the family head after the memorial event?

2. How do members of the family listen to the presidential speech that evening?

3. What color was the limewash Modeste and Pierre used to paint?

4. Which of the following was NOT one of the fates that befell the family?

5. How long has Francisco Manoel da Silva been dead at the time of the gathering to honor his memory?

(see the answer key)

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