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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the memorial event almost canceled?
(a) A young military officer demands that it be cancelled
(b) Members of the family come down with the flu
(c) The church is not available
(d) The family can't agree on a service time

2. What is on Papa Agostinho's hat?
(a) Butterflies and a pig's head
(b) Butterflies and elephants
(c) Butterflies and a giraffe
(d) Butterflies and a bleeding heart

3. What scene was depicted on the rattan mat in the bar where Uncle Procopio stopped for a drink?
(a) Elephants in an African landscape
(b) Giraffes in a Chinese landscape
(c) Dogs in a desert landscape
(d) Horses in a river landscape

4. 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 don't
(c) They've been taught by pool sharks
(d) An uncle shows them

5. What condition is placed on the family holding the memorial event?
(a) That they listen to a specific broadcast
(b) That they pay in advance for the use of the church
(c) That they wear masks so they don't spread the flu
(d) That they pay homage to the military leaders

Short Answer Questions

1. What spice is used on the pigs' heads served at the family feast?

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

3. Which of the following items was not on the shelf in Dom Francisco's room?

4. What color was Father Olimpio de Silva's cassock?

5. What religion is Rosemary da Silva?

(see the answer key)

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