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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francisco see on the after he's wakened from his siesta?

2. What do the captives believe is to be their fate as soon as they see the slave ships?

3. What information does Francisco share with Jacinto?

4. Who arrives to convince Francisco to return to Ouidah?

5. How old was Jijibou when she married Francisco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the deaths of Francisco and Dona Luciana. What do the two mean to each other? Why does their relationship develop? What is the result of that relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The first "Brazilians" who arrive in Ouidah as the slave trade is winding down are former slaves, the grandchildren of slaves who lived as free people in Ouidah. What do the slaves expect upon their arrival in Ouidah and what do they actually encounter? Why are what they expect and what they get not the same?

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