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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chpater Five, pages 111-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Simbodji" mean?
(a) Big Rock
(b) Big Money
(c) Big Wealth
(d) Big House

2. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?
(a) They don't
(b) They've watched it on television
(c) They've been taught by pool sharks
(d) An uncle shows them

3. What sound does Taparica make to clear the way when Francisco is traveling through the town?
(a) He blows a trumpet
(b) He beats a drum
(c) He clangs a bell
(d) He whistles

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

5. What does Joaquim say his mother did following her husband's death?
(a) Sold her diamonds
(b) Grieved herself to death
(c) Took over the farm
(d) Remarried

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is it that asks Francisco what gifts he has?

2. What point does Francisco emphasize in his letter to Joaquim?

3. What does the king do with the skulls of his slain enemy?

4. What event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?

5. What demands does Francisco make of the king?

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