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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the verse the slaves chant on Francisco's plantation, what do the slaves predict about Francisco's well?
(a) That it will run dry when the slave trade ends
(b) That it will run dry soon
(c) That it will produce tainted water
(d) That it will never run dry

4. What item becomes a symbol of revolt?
(a) A green flag
(b) Lengths of gold brocade
(c) Scarlet silk material
(d) A dolphin

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

6. What was the first picture Francisco had on the wall facing his bed?
(a) A still life of fruit
(b) A scene from Bahia
(c) A portrait of Jijibou
(d) An ocean scene

7. What is the scene upon which Eugenia arrives as she is dying?
(a) An election
(b) A sorting of the evil and the good
(c) A church service
(d) A dinner party

8. Where does Dr. Ferraez and his wife live?
(a) Above the governor's suite
(b) In a hotel
(c) Above the pharmacy
(d) In Francisco's house

9. What is the cause of Yovogan's death?
(a) He is poisoned
(b) He is shot
(c) He dies of pneumonia
(d) He dies of cholera

10. Why are the slaves amazed to see Francisco work on the repairs to the fort?
(a) They aren't accustomed to whites working
(b) They weren't aware he would know how to work
(c) They were told whites weren't capable of the work
(d) They believe he's too lazy to work

11. Why did Francisco replace that first painting?
(a) It made him seasick
(b) It made him homesick
(c) It made him angry
(d) It made him hungry

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

13. What is Francisco buried in?
(a) A wooden box
(b) A rum barrel
(c) A sack
(d) A gold casket

14. What is Francisco's answer when asked how many gifts he has?
(a) None
(b) Only trinkets for the natives
(c) Many
(d) Something for everyone

15. How does Francisco know what time it is?
(a) By the actions of those around him
(b) From the sun and the constellations
(c) He asks
(d) From his watch

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some believe about the king's bravery?

2. What is Taparica the Tambour wearing when Francisco arrives?

3. What does Taparica tell the slaves about their future homes?

4. Which statement is true of Mr. George Lawson?

5. How much time passes before Francisco is named the Viceroy of Ouidah?

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