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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Francisco de Silva's Brazilian name?
(a) Dom Francisco
(b) Don Siverado
(c) Don de Silva
(d) Dom Franklin

2. What do members of the family think about the president's speech?
(a) They are worried that their lives will soon change
(b) They don't really listen
(c) They are angry and upset
(d) They believe he's on the right track

3. What is significant about the trunks of the mango trees Mama Wewe passes as she walks with the professor?
(a) They've been whitewashed
(b) They have names carved in them
(c) They've been sawed off
(d) They have handholds for climbing

4. What is the occupation of the man with whom Manuelzinho leaves Francisco after his mother's death?
(a) He's a cattle rancher
(b) He's a ferryman
(c) He's a dairy farmer
(d) He's a priest

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tupuitapera get its name?

2. How long has Francisco Manoel da Silva been dead at the time of the gathering to honor his memory?

3. Which of the following was among the gifts the professor brings Mama Wewe when he pays her a second visit?

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

5. What color is the cloth Mama Wewe eventually drapes all around her room?

(see the answer key)

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