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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 is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?

2. Why does Mama Wewe choose azure cloth to wrap Cesario's body?

3. What time does the woman begin crying?

4. What is the fate of the man who tends the family's cattle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francisco do with regards to the condition of the fort and why do the blacks find this so amazing?

2. Where do the most valuable slaves originate and why is it a problem?

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

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

5. What is Francisco's reaction when Kenkpe summons him soon after he achieves the throne?

6. What is the main thrust of the letters Francisco writes to Joaquim?

7. Describe the scene in which a photographer is about to take a family portrait.

8. What is Francisco's relationship with Joaquim?

9. What kinds of businesses does Joaquim have and how does he become a baron?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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