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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. What color are Mama Wewe's eyes?
(a) Brown
(b) The book doesn't specify
(c) Green
(d) Blue

2. In the verse the slaves chant on Francisco's plantation, what do the slaves predict about Francisco's well?
(a) That it will never run dry
(b) That it will run dry soon
(c) That it will produce tainted water
(d) That it will run dry when the slave trade ends

3. How did the family of Francisco Manoel da Silva plan to honor his memory?
(a) With a burial and dinner
(b) With dinner a a play
(c) With a Requiem Mass and dinner
(d) With a series of speeches and dinner

4. What instrument does Mama Wewe play for the military man, Lieutenant Parisot?
(a) A flute
(b) A guitar
(c) An organ
(d) A piano

5. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"
(a) Oranges
(b) A church
(c) Bananas
(d) Eggs

Short Answer Questions

1. What title is Joaquim eventually granted?

2. What was the main ambition of Jijibou's father?

3. Which of the following was among the gifts the professor brings Mama Wewe when he pays her a second visit?

4. What does Francisco see on the after he's wakened from his siesta?

5. What color is the cat Francisco's first wife is often seen with?

(see the answer key)

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