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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) Decoration
(b) Fuel
(c) Something to write on
(d) Money

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

3. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"
(a) A church
(b) Bananas
(c) Oranges
(d) Eggs

4. What does Manuelzinho do for a living?
(a) Kills goats and sells them for meat
(b) Kills snakes and sells them for meat
(c) Kills alligators and sells them for meat
(d) Catches fish and sells them for meat

5. How does cholera infect the community?
(a) No one knows
(b) It was brought in by a merchant returning from China
(c) It was brought in by someone who had traveled to France
(d) It was brought ashore by someone who arrived on a ship

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mama Wewe lying?

2. What color is Rosemary da Silva's dress?

3. Why does Mama Wewe attend singing services?

4. What color is the jumpsuit worn by the photographer, Cyriaque Cabochichi?

5. What color does Francisco's wife always wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What impact does Joaquim's mother have on Francisco's life?

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

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

5. Who are the first "Brazilians" arriving in Ouidah and why do they expect the country to be welcoming?

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

7. What does Mama Wewe do in the first years after the professor leaves her behind?

8. How does Jijibou come to be married to Francisco?

9. How does Mama Wewe come to fall in love with the professor?

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

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