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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 were the women yelling prior to the beginning of the feast?
(a) Return to earth!
(b) Save the goat!
(c) It is night!
(d) Rest in Peace!

2. Why does Mama Wewe kiss Cesario while he's dying of cholera?
(a) She wants to take the disease from him
(b) She is telling him good-bye
(c) She hopes that it will comfort him
(d) She knows he's going to die and she wants to die as well

3. What game does the professor play with Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?
(a) Croquet
(b) Darts
(c) Billiards
(d) Spades

4. How soon after the death of Francisco's father does his mother "take up" with another man?
(a) Winthin a year
(b) Withing two years
(c) Within months
(d) Within weeks

5. What condition is placed on the family holding the memorial event?
(a) That they listen to a specific broadcast
(b) That they pay homage to the military leaders
(c) That they wear masks so they don't spread the flu
(d) That they pay in advance for the use of the church

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mama Benz make the trip from the memorial event?

2. What is one of Francisco's principal amusements during his time in Bahia?

3. What is the prevalent smell during March at the home of Joaquim's family?

4. What does Mama Wewe learn about money earned by the daughters of a Missionary?

5. What happens to the man who gets his hand caught in a press on the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Umbelina and Leocadia and what are their roles in the life of their father?

2. What happens to the twins?

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

4. List at least three details about Simbodji.

5. What are the duties of Yaya Adelina?

6. Describe Francisco's wardrobe.

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

8. What is the goal of Francisco by the time a Portuguese ship arrives at the shore where Francisco is staying?

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

10. Why do some people believe Mama Wewe is into black magic and what do they do to try to protect themselves?

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