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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. Uncle Procopio says the family would starve without what crop?
(a) Money
(b) Cabbage
(c) Peanuts
(d) Walnuts

2. Where is the woman when she begins to cry?
(a) The belly of the compound
(b) The doorway of the main house
(c) The opening of the pantry
(d) The cemetery

3. Why did the Portuguese boat stop at Popos?
(a) They had sick people and were in need of a doctor
(b) They needed new water kegs
(c) They had been in a storm and needed to repair the sail
(d) They wanted to offer Francisco passage to Ouidah

4. Why did Francisco replace that first painting?
(a) It made him homesick
(b) It made him seasick
(c) It made him angry
(d) It made him hungry

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the cause of Yovogan's death?

3. What is Taparica the Tambour wearing when Francisco arrives?

4. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?

5. How did Mama Benz make the trip from the memorial event?

(see the answer key)

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