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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 does one family member say a cowrie shell was used for in the United States?
(a) Money
(b) Decoration
(c) Fuel
(d) Something to write on

2. What color was the limewash Modeste and Pierre used to paint?
(a) Orange
(b) White
(c) Apricot
(d) Violet

3. What does Joaquim say his mother did following her husband's death?
(a) Sold her diamonds
(b) Took over the farm
(c) Remarried
(d) Grieved herself to death

4. What is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?
(a) Who is your father?
(b) Where are the papers?
(c) What is the secret to long life?
(d) Where did our family originate?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Uncle Procopio says the family would starve without what crop?

2. What color are Mama Wewe's eyes?

3. Why does Mama Wewe kiss Cesario while he's dying of cholera?

4. What does Herr Raabe want to train Cesario to be?

5. How many years pass before Francisco brands the first of his own cattle?

Short Essay Questions

1. It's noted that Francisco's mother is "filled with rage." Why is she battling this rage?

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

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

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

5. Who is Dr. Ferraez and what was he like?

6. List at least three details about Simbodji.

7. What does Jacinto do to ingratiate himself with the king and what is the result?

8. Briefly describe the ceremony that takes place before anyone else can eat.

9. What kind of young man does Isodoro turn out to be and what happens to him?

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

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