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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fate of the man who tends the family's cattle?
(a) He is burned to death during a wildfire
(b) He dies of thirst
(c) He dies of a heart attack
(d) He is taken in by his daughter

2. What instrument does Mama Wewe play for the military man, Lieutenant Parisot?
(a) A flute
(b) A guitar
(c) An organ
(d) A piano

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

4. What color was the limewash Modeste and Pierre used to paint?
(a) White
(b) Violet
(c) Apricot
(d) Orange

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

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

7. What is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?
(a) Who is your father?
(b) Where did our family originate?
(c) What is the secret to long life?
(d) Where are the papers?

8. What does the young girl say is wrong with Mama Wewe?
(a) She won't eat
(b) She's been poisoned
(c) She's grieving for Francisco
(d) She's had a heart attack

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

10. What year does Francisco land in Ouidah?
(a) 1912
(b) 1812
(c) 1821
(d) 19

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

12. Why does Mama Wewe attend singing services?
(a) She is looking for a place to find peace
(b) She feels the need to worship
(c) She wants to develop her voice
(d) To learn English

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

14. How long has Francisco Manoel da Silva been dead at the time of the gathering to honor his memory?
(a) Seventeen days
(b) One hundred and seventeen years
(c) Seventeen years
(d) Seventeen months

15. How long would Manuelzinho remain with Francisco and his mother before leaving?
(a) About a month
(b) About a week
(c) About a year
(d) He never leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. How does cholera infect the community?

2. What happens to the man who gets his hand caught in a press on the farm?

3. What does one family member say a cowrie shell was used for in the United States?

4. What job is Francisco given at the Coutinhos' plantation?

5. What time does the woman begin crying?

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