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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the family of Francisco Manoel da Silva plan to honor his memory?
(a) With a burial and dinner
(b) With dinner a a play
(c) With a Requiem Mass and dinner
(d) With a series of speeches and dinner

2. What religion is Rosemary da Silva?
(a) Baptist
(b) Methodist
(c) Atheist
(d) Catholic

3. 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 color of the sea
(d) It's the colors Angels wear in Heaven

4. What happens to the man who gets his hand caught in a press on the farm?
(a) The man dies
(b) Francisco helps bandage the man's broken hand
(c) The overseer cuts his hand off
(d) Francisco cuts his hand off

5. How many years pass before Francisco brands the first of his own cattle?
(a) Thirteen
(b) None
(c) Two
(d) He never brands

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

7. What is the name of the man who tends cattle for Francisco's mother?
(a) Julio
(b) Felix
(c) Ferdinand
(d) Jesse

8. What is one of Francisco's principal amusements during his time in Bahia?
(a) Eating at the outdoor cafes
(b) Dancing with girls he meets in the marketplace
(c) Cooking at a friend's house
(d) Following funeral processions

9. Hhow many rooms are there in Francisco's childhood home?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Three

10. What does Mama Wewe learn about money earned by the daughters of a Missionary?
(a) They give the money to the church
(b) They buy lipstick and perfume with the money
(c) Their father uses the money to buy drink
(d) Their family needs the money in order to eat

11. What does Manuelzinho say happened to his horse's ear?
(a) A dog bit it off
(b) The horse was born that way
(c) Manuelzinho himself bit it off
(d) Bugs ate it off

12. How old is Francisco during the drought?
(a) Seventeen
(b) One year, seven months
(c) Seven
(d) Twelve

13. What job does Francisco's father do?
(a) He owns a small farm
(b) He is a dairy farmer
(c) He is a ranch hand
(d) He works on the railroad

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joaquim say his mother did following her husband's death?

2. What color are the walls of the Coutinhos' plantation?

3. How old is Agostinho-Ezekiel da Silva?

4. What was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?

5. What is the favorite topic of conversation for the family during the feast?

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