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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement is true of Mr. George Lawson?
(a) All the above
(b) He is mulatto
(c) he owns a factory in Popos
(d) He is a hunchback

2. What event does Francisco host each Saturday after the groups of Brazilians colonize the region?
(a) A dinner
(b) A picnic
(c) A dance
(d) A barn raising

3. How old was Jijibou when she married Francisco?
(a) Twenty
(b) Twelve
(c) Nineteen
(d) Sixteen

4. What do the king's tax-collectors take from Francisco's home?
(a) Everything that contains silver and gold
(b) All the cowrie shells
(c) Everything
(d) Art and furniture

5. Who are the first Brazilians to arrive in Ouidah following the outbreak of war in 1851?
(a) Mulattos freed by their masters
(b) Young convicts from Australia
(c) Former slaves who had bought their freedom
(d) Former military men returning from the war

6. What do the slaves do each morning while awaiting transport?
(a) Eat, then work on the repairs to the fort
(b) Eat then go to the fields
(c) Eat, bathe and dance
(d) Eat then go to the mines

7. What solution does Francisco believe will put an end to his legal problems, allowing him to return to Brazil?
(a) The birth of a child on Brazilian soil
(b) A marriage between his family and that of a Brazilian family
(c) A donation to charity
(d) A bribe to the baron

8. What name is given to the military group made up of women?
(a) Francisco's Furious Fighters
(b) The Warring Women of Ouidah
(c) The King's Leopard Wives
(d) The Vestial Virgins

9. What scheme does Isadoro have in mind when he returns from France?
(a) A pineapple plantation
(b) A palm oil factory
(c) A mill for producing flax
(d) A fleet for slave trading

10. What is Francisco doing when he learns that the king has been dethroned?
(a) Overseeing work in Mr. Lawson's factory
(b) Sleeping on the beach
(c) Loading slaves aboard a ship
(d) Playing chess

11. What does Dr. Marcos Ferraez always carry with him on his rounds?
(a) A black briefcase
(b) A green carpet bag
(c) A red bag
(d) A yellow satchel

12. What sound does Francisco hear from the home of the doctor's wife that makes him stop to listen?
(a) The pounding of spices
(b) A scream
(c) An argument
(d) A song

13. What are the king's sandals made of?
(a) Silver braids
(b) Gold wire
(c) Rope
(d) Peacock feathers

14. What crimes are the first slaves sold from Ouidah accused of having committed?
(a) Being lazy
(b) Being upable to pay their debts
(c) Stealing the king's palm-nuts
(d) Stealing bread

15. Francisco woke one night during the voyage covered in vomit. Why?
(a) The ship had been in rough seas due to a tornado
(b) The ship's cook had served bad fish
(c) Francisco had been seasick for the entire voyage
(d) The sailors had played a joke on him

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kankpe and Francisco drink from after forming their blood pact?

2. What is the toy Eugenia is given after her mother's death?

3. What is Yovogan wearing when he first encounters Francisco?

4. Francisco is dipped in a vat filled with what liquid?

5. What is the cause of Yovogan's death?

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