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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. How hold is Francisco when his father dies?
(a) One month old
(b) Eleven years old
(c) Twenty-one years old
(d) One year old

2. What does the author say the walls of Abomy palace are made of?
(a) Blood, sweat and tears
(b) Mud and blood
(c) Mortar
(d) Adobe

3. What sound does Taparica make to clear the way when Francisco is traveling through the town?
(a) He whistles
(b) He clangs a bell
(c) He beats a drum
(d) He blows a trumpet

4. How old was Jijibou when she married Francisco?
(a) Sixteen
(b) Twenty
(c) Nineteen
(d) Twelve

5. How old is Agostinho-Ezekiel da Silva?
(a) Nineteen
(b) Forty-three
(c) Eighty-nine
(d) One hundred and seventeen

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Francisco's wife always wear?

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

3. What had Francisco de Silva provided to the king of Dahomy?

4. What does "Simbodji" mean?

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

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