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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main ambition of Jijibou's father?

2. What is the toy Eugenia is given after her mother's death?

3. Why was Taparica tortured?

4. Who buries Taparica?

5. What disease does Dr. Ferraez report?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Eugenia. What is the name many people call her as an adult? What is the significance of hte name?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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