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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following items was not on the shelf in Dom Francisco's room?
(a) A silver elephant
(b) A gilt crucifix
(c) An Ecce Homo
(d) A gold compass

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

4. What does Herr Raabe want to train Cesario to be?
(a) A bookkeeper
(b) A radio operator
(c) A ship's mate
(d) A trader

5. What is the disease contracted by the professor's traveling partner?
(a) Diptheria
(b) Flu
(c) Polio
(d) Malaria

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

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

8. What color are the shutters on the house where Mama Wewe is staying?
(a) Purple
(b) Blue
(c) Gold
(d) White

9. How hold is Francisco when his father dies?
(a) One year old
(b) Twenty-one years old
(c) Eleven years old
(d) One month old

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

11. What color are Mama Wewe's eyes?
(a) Blue
(b) Brown
(c) The book doesn't specify
(d) Green

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

13. What does Manuelzinho do for a living?
(a) Kills alligators and sells them for meat
(b) Kills goats and sells them for meat
(c) Kills snakes and sells them for meat
(d) Catches fish and sells them for meat

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama Wewe learn about money earned by the daughters of a Missionary?

2. How did Mama Benz make the trip from the memorial event?

3. How does Francisco and Joaquim spend much of their time?

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

5. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?

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