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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?
(a) A jacket with lots of pockets
(b) Glasses
(c) A veil
(d) A bowler hat

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

4. How did Tupuitapera get its name?
(a) It's named for a small river
(b) It's named for a tribe of Indians
(c) It's named for a beautiful woman who died there
(d) It's named for a rock

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

6. What color are the shutters on Francisco's childhood home?
(a) Yellow
(b) The book doesn't say
(c) Brown
(d) Blue

7. What color is Rosemary da Silva's dress?
(a) Yellow
(b) White
(c) Crimson
(d) Black

8. What is Francisco de Silva's Brazilian name?
(a) Don Siverado
(b) Dom Franklin
(c) Dom Francisco
(d) Don de Silva

9. How did Mama Benz make the trip from the memorial event?
(a) In a Mercedes
(b) By boat
(c) By foot
(d) By carriage

10. What color is the cloth Mama Wewe eventually drapes all around her room?
(a) Black
(b) Yellow
(c) Blue
(d) Purple

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

12. Why is the memorial event almost canceled?
(a) A young military officer demands that it be cancelled
(b) The church is not available
(c) The family can't agree on a service time
(d) Members of the family come down with the flu

13. What is Francisco's wife carrying when he meets her for the first time?
(a) A baby
(b) Green oranges
(c) Ripe figs
(d) A stack of aprons

14. Who wins the game between the professor and Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?
(a) It's a tie
(b) Antonio
(c) Neither
(d) The professor

15. What color is the plaque with Dom Francisco's memorial information?
(a) Black
(b) Grey
(c) White
(d) Yellow

Short Answer Questions

1. What deformity does Manuelzinho have?

2. What instrument does Mama Wewe play for the military man, Lieutenant Parisot?

3. What is the fate of the man who tends the family's cattle?

4. What fruit is on a plate near Mama Wewe?

5. Hhow many rooms are there in Francisco's childhood home?

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