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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. How did the family of Francisco Manoel da Silva plan to honor his memory?
2. Where is Mama Wewe lying?
3. What color are the shutters on Francisco's childhood home?
4. Why is the memorial event almost canceled?
5. What is significant about the trunks of the mango trees Mama Wewe passes as she walks with the professor?
Short Essay Questions
1. What punishment does Francisco face when the King says that Francisco believes himself to be a white man?
2. Describe the scene Francisco and Manuelzinho encounter as they leave their ranch headed toward the river and their reactions to the trip.
3. Describe Francisco's wardrobe.
4. What does Jacinto do to ingratiate himself with the king and what is the result?
5. How does Francisco become a blood brother to the King's half-brother?
6. What is the state of the fort as Francisco finds it upon his arrival in Ouidah?
7. What happens to the twins?
8. Describe the women Francisco has in the military.
9. What is the effect of the drought on the animals?
10. What steps does Mama Wewe take at the final moments of Cesario's life and after his death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Francisco come to be involved in the slave trade? What is it that forces his partners out of the trade?
Essay Topic 2
Francisco has "flashes of happiness" during the years after he leaves the priest, but it's noted that these come only when he thinks about moving on to something new. What does this say about Francisco's personality? What kind of life would be expected from a person with this kind of personality?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Ouidah as it is seen from Francisco's eyes. What are the challenges he faces there? Describe how he tries to adapt to life there. Does he ever completely accept his life in Ouidah?
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