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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT one of the fates that befell the family?
(a) Burning of several houses after a roasting nut caught on fire
(b) Loss of revenue from the slave trade
(c) Damage from a tornado
(d) A mudslide collapsing one wall of the compound

2. What color is the jumpsuit worn by the photographer, Cyriaque Cabochichi?
(a) Orange
(b) White
(c) Grey
(d) Maroon

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

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

5. Where does the family head after the memorial event?
(a) The Portuguese Chapel
(b) A Portuguese sail boat
(c) The Portuguese Fort
(d) A Portuguese restaurant

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the trunks of the mango trees Mama Wewe passes as she walks with the professor?

2. Where is the woman when she begins to cry?

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

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

5. What game does the professor play with Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?

(see the answer key)

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