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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. How long has Francisco Manoel da Silva been dead at the time of the gathering to honor his memory?
(a) One hundred and seventeen years
(b) Seventeen days
(c) Seventeen years
(d) Seventeen months

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

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

4. Which of the following items was not on the shelf in Dom Francisco's room?
(a) A gold compass
(b) A gilt crucifix
(c) An Ecce Homo
(d) A silver elephant

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Rosemary da Silva's dress?

2. How do members of the family listen to the presidential speech that evening?

3. What is Francisco de Silva's Brazilian name?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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