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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What color is Francisco's hair at age fifty?
(a) Red
(b) Gray
(c) Golden
(d) Black
2. What are the king's sandals made of?
(a) Rope
(b) Gold wire
(c) Silver braids
(d) Peacock feathers
3. Why does Francisco decide to build the house he calls "Simbodji?"
(a) He was asked to leave the fort for military housing
(b) He was homesick
(c) He was so wealthy that living in the fort was an embarrassment
(d) His family had outgrown the fort
4. How old was Jijibou when she married Francisco?
(a) Nineteen
(b) Sixteen
(c) Twelve
(d) Twenty
5. Why was Taparica tortured?
(a) It was believed he knew where escaped slaves were hiding
(b) It was believed he knew the secret of buried treasure
(c) It was believed he'd given up secret information to another country
(d) It was believed that he'd lied about the kind
6. What is Yovogan wearing when he first encounters Francisco?
(a) White muslin
(b) Pink satin
(c) Nothing
(d) Green brocade
7. What do women think of the sounds of Swiss musical clocks?
(a) They believe the clocks are demonic
(b) They never hear them
(c) They believe them to be spirits singing
(d) They think the sounds are beautiful
8. What does the king do with the skulls of his slain enemy?
(a) Use them as teh base of his throne
(b) Holds conversations with them
(c) Drinks from them
(d) All the above
9. What item becomes a symbol of revolt?
(a) Scarlet silk material
(b) A dolphin
(c) Lengths of gold brocade
(d) A green flag
10. What does Francisco smell like when he arrives in Ouidah?
(a) Mangrove and dead fish
(b) Sweat and excrement
(c) Seaweed and spice
(d) Vanilla and tea leaves
11. What demands does Francisco make of the king?
(a) That he resume the sale of slaves
(b) Taht he release prisoners
(c) That he make repairs to the Fort
(d) All the above
12. What do some believe about the king's bravery?
(a) He is brave only if pushed
(b) He is never brave
(c) He is brave when surrounded by his army
(d) He is very brave
13. What scheme does Isadoro have in mind when he returns from France?
(a) A fleet for slave trading
(b) A mill for producing flax
(c) A palm oil factory
(d) A pineapple plantation
14. What do the slaves do each morning while awaiting transport?
(a) Eat, bathe and dance
(b) Eat then go to the fields
(c) Eat, then work on the repairs to the fort
(d) Eat then go to the mines
15. What is the toy Eugenia is given after her mother's death?
(a) A small train
(b) A wagon
(c) An abacus
(d) A wooden doll
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the last to fall victim to the disease?
2. What was the main ambition of Jijibou's father?
3. How does Francisco know what time it is?
4. What is the currency favored by the people of Dahomey?
5. What is Francisco doing when he learns that the king has been dethroned?
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