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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francisco do when he finds a stray animal on his property?
(a) Returns it to its owner
(b) Kills it
(c) Changes the brand to match his own
(d) Nothing

2. How did Tupuitapera get its name?
(a) It's named for a rock
(b) It's named for a small river
(c) It's named for a beautiful woman who died there
(d) It's named for a tribe of Indians

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

4. How long would Manuelzinho remain with Francisco and his mother before leaving?
(a) About a year
(b) He never leaves
(c) About a week
(d) About a month

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?

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

3. What was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?

4. How hold is Francisco when his father dies?

5. What is Francisco's wife carrying when he meets her for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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