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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Rosemary da Silva's dress?
(a) Crimson
(b) Black
(c) Yellow
(d) White

2. Which of the following was among the gifts the professor brings Mama Wewe when he pays her a second visit?
(a) Perfume
(b) Nylon hose
(c) Scarves
(d) Lipstick

3. Why is the memorial event almost canceled?
(a) A young military officer demands that it be cancelled
(b) The family can't agree on a service time
(c) The church is not available
(d) Members of the family come down with the flu

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

5. What color are Mama Wewe's eyes?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Brown
(d) The book doesn't specify

Short Answer Questions

1. What was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?

2. What does Mama Wewe put in Cesario's hand before he's buried?

3. Where is Mama Wewe lying?

4. Which of the following is the professor NOT wearing on the day Mama Wewe met him for the first time?

5. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Francisco's wardrobe.

2. What kinds of businesses does Joaquim have and how does he become a baron?

3. What is Francisco's reaction when Kenkpe summons him soon after he achieves the throne?

4. How do the descendants of Dom Francisco arrive for the mass?

5. How does Francisco treat his own slaves and how do the slaves react?

6. What is the new king's attitude toward killing?

7. How does Francisco come to be called "the elephant?"

8. What demand is made by Lieutenant-Colonel Zossoungbo Patrice and how does the family appease this demand?

9. What happens after Dr. Ferraez catches yellow fever?

10. Describe Francisco's physical state just before his death.

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