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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What condition is placed on the family holding the memorial event?
(a) That they pay homage to the military leaders
(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 listen to a specific broadcast

3. What color was Father Olimpio de Silva's cassock?
(a) Tangerine
(b) Orange
(c) Crimson
(d) Maroon

4. What was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?
(a) Food
(b) Feathers
(c) Blood
(d) All the above

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the disease contracted by the professor's traveling partner?

2. What is the occupation of the man with whom Manuelzinho leaves Francisco after his mother's death?

3. What is one of Francisco's principal amusements during his time in Bahia?

4. How many years pass before Francisco brands the first of his own cattle?

5. What job is Francisco given at the Coutinhos' plantation?

(see the answer key)

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