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

4. How many tears does Francisco say he sheds for his mother?
(a) Too many to count
(b) About a million
(c) None
(d) Only one

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

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

7. Where is the woman when she begins to cry?
(a) The doorway of the main house
(b) The belly of the compound
(c) The opening of the pantry
(d) The cemetery

8. How does cholera infect the community?
(a) It was brought ashore by someone who arrived on a ship
(b) It was brought in by a merchant returning from China
(c) No one knows
(d) It was brought in by someone who had traveled to France

9. How do members of the family listen to the presidential speech that evening?
(a) On the television
(b) They go to the presidential palace
(c) On the radio
(d) It's broadcast from vehicles traveling the streets

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

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

12. How many days pass during which the professor could not come to shore because of bad weather?
(a) Fifty-five
(b) Fifty
(c) Fifteen
(d) Five

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

14. What name is Helene da Silva better known as?
(a) Madam Benz
(b) Mama de Silva
(c) Mama Benz
(d) Madam de Silva

15. What does one family member say a cowrie shell was used for in the United States?
(a) Decoration
(b) Something to write on
(c) Money
(d) Fuel