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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 job is Francisco given at the Coutinhos' plantation?

2. How many days pass during which the professor could not come to shore because of bad weather?

3. What is the favorite topic of conversation for the family during the feast?

4. What object is under a glass dome on the mantle of Mama Wewe's home?

5. What name is Helene da Silva better known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the fate of Dona Luciana?

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

4. Describe the women Francisco has in the military.

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

6. Why is Candido da Silva chosen to be the head of the family and what's his fate?

7. What happens to the twins?

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

9. Describe the relationship between Francisco and his first wife.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Francisco come to be friends with Joaquim? What is the result of that friendship?

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

Francisco is arrested on more than one occasion while in Ouidah. Describe how and why he is arrested. What is the result of these arrests?

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