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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 event did Mama Wewe celebrate in 1953?
(a) The birth of her fourth child
(b) Her one hundredth birthday
(c) The birth of her one hundredth great-grandchild
(d) Her one hundredth anniversary

2. Who was the last to fall victim to the disease?
(a) Francisco
(b) Jacinto
(c) Isodoro
(d) The doctor

3. What is Taparica the Tambour wearing when Francisco arrives?
(a) A top hat
(b) A loose-fitting dress coat
(c) Brown sandals
(d) A ragged Turkish rug

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

5. Who is it that asks Francisco what gifts he has?
(a) A royal eunich
(b) A royal messenger
(c) A royal soldier
(d) A royal musician

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the currency favored by the people of Dahomey?

2. How many days pass during which the professor could not come to shore because of bad weather?

3. What Bible story is Cesario particularly fond of?

4. What job does Francisco's father do?

5. Uncle Procopio says the family would starve without what crop?

(see the answer key)

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