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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. How did the family of Francisco Manoel da Silva plan to honor his memory?
(a) With dinner a a play
(b) With a series of speeches and dinner
(c) With a burial and dinner
(d) With a Requiem Mass and dinner

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

3. What year does Francisco land in Ouidah?
(a) 1812
(b) 19
(c) 1821
(d) 1912

4. Where is Mama Wewe lying?
(a) The grave of Francisco
(b) A couch
(c) The floor
(d) A bed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Francisco Manoel da Silva been dead at the time of the gathering to honor his memory?

2. What is the name of the man who tends cattle for Francisco's mother?

3. What color are Mama Wewe's eyes?

4. Hhow many rooms are there in Francisco's childhood home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francisco recall about his life with his mother after the arrival of Manuelzinho?

2. How does Cesario come to be adopted by Mama Wewe?

3. How does Francisco's father die?

4. Why is it that the king and Francisco clash over the king's cruelty to the slaves?

5. What is Francisco's relationship with Joaquim?

6. What happens to the twins?

7. Describe a few key features in the house Francisco builds.

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

9. How is Mama Wewe related to the Da Silva family?

10. Describe Jacinto and his personality.

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