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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do members of the family think about the president's speech?

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

4. How does Francisco and Joaquim spend much of their time?

5. Which of the following items was not on the shelf in Dom Francisco's room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Francisco's father die?

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

6. What is the fate of the man who'd accompanied the professor on his expedition?

7. What is the relationship between Rosemary da Silva and her husband, Ernest?

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

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

10. What is the effect of Francisco's insistence that he deal fairly with everyone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Francisco expects public recognition for his work, but it never comes. Why? What does this indicate about his business partners?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the event that's taking place as the story opens. What is the significance of the da Silva family being ordered to listen to a radio broadcast? What is the result of that order?

Essay Topic 3

There are two instances in which the characters of the book are faced with a disease. Compare the two situations, including the characters involved.

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