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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is the jumpsuit worn by the photographer, Cyriaque Cabochichi?
(a) Grey
(b) Orange
(c) White
(d) Maroon

3. What musical instrument is being played as the memorial event takes place?
(a) Organ
(b) Trumpet
(c) Piano
(d) Clarinet

4. What is on Papa Agostinho's hat?
(a) Butterflies and a bleeding heart
(b) Butterflies and a giraffe
(c) Butterflies and elephants
(d) Butterflies and a pig's head

5. Why does Mama Wewe choose azure cloth to wrap Cesario's body?
(a) It's the color of a robin's egg
(b) It's the color of clouds
(c) It's the colors Angels wear in Heaven
(d) It's the color of the sea

6. What color is the cat Francisco's first wife is often seen with?
(a) Orange
(b) Black
(c) White
(d) Yellow

7. What is the occupation of the man with whom Manuelzinho leaves Francisco after his mother's death?
(a) He's a ferryman
(b) He's a cattle rancher
(c) He's a dairy farmer
(d) He's a priest

8. When did Mama Wewe fall in love with the professor?
(a) She'd never loved him
(b) When she was nineteen
(c) In 1998
(d) Exactly ninety-eight years ago

9. What was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?
(a) Blood
(b) Food
(c) Feathers
(d) All the above

10. Why do the other boys make fun of Cesario?
(a) Because of his dark curly hair and brown eyes
(b) Because of his blond hair and green eyes
(c) Becuase of his name
(d) Because of his limp and crossed eyes

11. What color are the walls of the Coutinhos' plantation?
(a) Brown
(b) Pink
(c) White
(d) Yellow

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

13. How soon after the death of Francisco's father does his mother "take up" with another man?
(a) Withing two years
(b) Winthin a year
(c) Within weeks
(d) Within months

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

15. What is the prevalent smell during March at the home of Joaquim's family?
(a) Molasses
(b) Jasmine
(c) Roses
(d) Tobacco

Short Answer Questions

1. How do members of the family listen to the presidential speech that evening?

2. What Bible story is Cesario particularly fond of?

3. What color are the shutters on the house where Mama Wewe is staying?

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

5. What is Francisco de Silva's Brazilian name?

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