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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 does Manuelzinho say happened to his horse's ear?

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

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

4. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?

5. What month was the memorial event held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Francisco's life like after he's left with the priest?

2. What steps does Mama Wewe take at the final moments of Cesario's life and after his death?

3. What is the state of the fort as Francisco finds it upon his arrival in Ouidah?

4. Describe the women Francisco has in the military.

5. What demand is made by Lieutenant-Colonel Zossoungbo Patrice and how does the family appease this demand?

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

7. What are the duties of Yaya Adelina?

8. What punishment does Francisco face when the King says that Francisco believes himself to be a white man?

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

10. How does Francisco treat his own slaves and how do the slaves react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Eugenia and her life. Why does she remain unmarried and how does she come to take over the care of a young boy?

Essay Topic 3

What is the most important theme of this book? Why is it the most important? Give at least two examples of this theme within the story.

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