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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Francisco's answer when asked how many gifts he has?

2. What solution does Francisco believe will put an end to his legal problems, allowing him to return to Brazil?

3. What group seems to be immune from the disease sweeping the region?

4. How does Francisco know what time it is?

5. In the verse the slaves chant on Francisco's plantation, what do the slaves predict about Francisco's well?

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

Describe Francisco's childhood. What signs are there that he is deeply disturbed? What might be the reaction to his actions in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Eugenia's dying thoughts are presented early in the book. At the end of the book, the author brings the story back to Eugenia. Is this an effective structure? Examine the structure and explain which methods work well and which are ineffective.

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