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

2. How did Mama Benz make the trip from the memorial event?
(a) By foot
(b) In a Mercedes
(c) By boat
(d) By carriage

3. What does one family member say a cowrie shell was used for in the United States?
(a) Decoration
(b) Fuel
(c) Something to write on
(d) Money

4. How do members of the family listen to the presidential speech that evening?
(a) They go to the presidential palace
(b) It's broadcast from vehicles traveling the streets
(c) On the radio
(d) On the television

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?

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

3. What condition is placed on the family holding the memorial event?

4. What name is Helene da Silva better known as?

5. What scene was depicted on the rattan mat in the bar where Uncle Procopio stopped for a drink?

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