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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?
(a) The birth of her one hundredth great-grandchild
(b) Her one hundredth birthday
(c) The birth of her fourth child
(d) Her one hundredth anniversary

2. What was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?
(a) Blood
(b) Food
(c) All the above
(d) Feathers

3. What is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?
(a) What is the secret to long life?
(b) Where are the papers?
(c) Who is your father?
(d) Where did our family originate?

4. What is significant about the trunks of the mango trees Mama Wewe passes as she walks with the professor?
(a) They have handholds for climbing
(b) They've been sawed off
(c) They've been whitewashed
(d) They have names carved in them

5. What color is the plaque with Dom Francisco's memorial information?
(a) Grey
(b) Yellow
(c) White
(d) Black

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mama Wewe fall in love with the professor?

2. Where is Mama Wewe lying?

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

4. What is the disease contracted by the professor's traveling partner?

5. Uncle Procopio says the family would starve without what crop?

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