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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francisco smell like when he arrives in Ouidah?
(a) Mangrove and dead fish
(b) Seaweed and spice
(c) Vanilla and tea leaves
(d) Sweat and excrement

2. 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 song
(c) A scream
(d) An argument

3. Why did the Portuguese boat stop at Popos?
(a) They had sick people and were in need of a doctor
(b) They needed new water kegs
(c) They had been in a storm and needed to repair the sail
(d) They wanted to offer Francisco passage to Ouidah

4. What disease does Dr. Ferraez report?
(a) Measles
(b) Chicken pox
(c) Yellow fever
(d) Small pox

5. What do the Da Silva boys wear until they are about seven years old?
(a) Long dresses
(b) Shorts and t-shirts
(c) Button-up shirts and slacks
(d) Nothing

6. Which of the following are among the improvements Francisco makes after being named viceroy?
(a) He plants coconuts
(b) He introduces the pineapple
(c) He has drains dug in the town
(d) All the above

7. Why does Francisco's son save everything his father writes?
(a) He hopes to ifnd clues about the fortune he believes his father has hidden
(b) He wants to give the words to his own son someday
(c) He is ordered to be sure his father doesn't give away state secrets
(d) He knows his father is wise and wants to learn

8. What information does Francisco share with Jacinto?
(a) Only the manufacturing side of the business
(b) Only the trading aspects of the business
(c) Everything, including business secrets
(d) Only the finances of the business

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

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

11. What does "Simbodji" mean?
(a) Big Rock
(b) Big House
(c) Big Wealth
(d) Big Money

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

13. What is the souvenir Francisco provides to visiting French dignitaries?
(a) A tapestry with a mythical creature woven into it
(b) A golden bowl shaped like a skull
(c) A silver toothpick shaped like a python
(d) A toothpick holder shaped like a porcupine

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

15. What does the author say the walls of Abomy palace are made of?
(a) Mortar
(b) Mud and blood
(c) Blood, sweat and tears
(d) Adobe

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fate of Francisco's twin daughters?

2. What item becomes a symbol of revolt?

3. What is Francisco doing when he learns that the king has been dethroned?

4. What do the slaves do each morning while awaiting transport?

5. What do the king's tax-collectors take from Francisco's home?

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