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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 color does Francisco's wife always wear?
(a) Black
(b) Pink
(c) Orange
(d) Green

2. Which of the following was NOT one of the fates that befell the family?
(a) Loss of revenue from the slave trade
(b) Burning of several houses after a roasting nut caught on fire
(c) A mudslide collapsing one wall of the compound
(d) Damage from a tornado

3. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"
(a) Eggs
(b) Oranges
(c) Bananas
(d) A church

4. What name is Helene da Silva better known as?
(a) Madam Benz
(b) Mama de Silva
(c) Mama Benz
(d) Madam de Silva

5. Why are the slaves amazed to see Francisco work on the repairs to the fort?
(a) They were told whites weren't capable of the work
(b) They believe he's too lazy to work
(c) They weren't aware he would know how to work
(d) They aren't accustomed to whites working

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buries Taparica?

2. Who are the first Brazilians to arrive in Ouidah following the outbreak of war in 1851?

3. What does "Simbodji" mean?

4. What spice is used on the pigs' heads served at the family feast?

5. In the verse the slaves chant on Francisco's plantation, what do the slaves predict about Francisco's well?

(see the answer key)

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