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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Agostinho-Ezekiel da Silva?
(a) One hundred and seventeen
(b) Nineteen
(c) Forty-three
(d) Eighty-nine

2. What color was the limewash Modeste and Pierre used to paint?
(a) White
(b) Apricot
(c) Orange
(d) Violet

3. Why does Mama Wewe kiss Cesario while he's dying of cholera?
(a) She is telling him good-bye
(b) She wants to take the disease from him
(c) She knows he's going to die and she wants to die as well
(d) She hopes that it will comfort him

4. What does Mama Wewe put in Cesario's hand before he's buried?
(a) A watch
(b) A flashlight
(c) A silver ring
(d) A gold coin

5. How does cholera infect the community?
(a) No one knows
(b) It was brought ashore by someone who arrived on a ship
(c) It was brought in by a merchant returning from China
(d) It was brought in by someone who had traveled to France

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Francisco de Silva's Brazilian name?

3. Hhow many rooms are there in Francisco's childhood home?

4. How many tears does Francisco say he sheds for his mother?

5. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"

(see the answer key)

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