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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 do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?
(a) They've watched it on television
(b) They've been taught by pool sharks
(c) An uncle shows them
(d) They don't

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

3. How long does it take Francisco to send forty-five loads of slaves to Bahia?
(a) Two decades
(b) Two months
(c) Two years
(d) Two weeks

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

5. What does Francisco smell like when he arrives in Ouidah?
(a) Sweat and excrement
(b) Mangrove and dead fish
(c) Vanilla and tea leaves
(d) Seaweed and spice

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit is on a plate near Mama Wewe?

2. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?

3. What do members of the family think about the president's speech?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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