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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How hold is Francisco when his father dies?
(a) One month old
(b) One year old
(c) Eleven years old
(d) Twenty-one years old

2. What deformity does Manuelzinho have?
(a) He has one hand
(b) He wears a patch over one eye
(c) He is hare-lipped
(d) He limps

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

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

5. How many tears does Francisco say he sheds for his mother?
(a) Only one
(b) None
(c) About a million
(d) Too many to count

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Francisco and Joaquim spend much of their time?

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?

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