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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, pages 134-150 and Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Francisco's answer when asked how many gifts he has?
(a) Only trinkets for the natives
(b) None
(c) Something for everyone
(d) Many

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

4. What does the young girl say is wrong with Mama Wewe?
(a) She's had a heart attack
(b) She won't eat
(c) She's been poisoned
(d) She's grieving for Francisco

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What business does Jacinto start with the help of the king?

2. What color was Father Olimpio de Silva's cassock?

3. What happens to the man who gets his hand caught in a press on the farm?

4. Why does Mama Wewe kiss Cesario while he's dying of cholera?

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

(see the answer key)

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