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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1959.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carolina compare the favela to?
(a) A sunlit beach front with a calm sea.
(b) A backyard where people throw their garbage.
(c) A carnival of terrors and mayhem.
(d) A street of crowded people and tourists.

2. Who does the Welfare Department come to investigate?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Portuguese.
(c) The Whites.
(d) The Blacks.

3. What does Carolina compare food to?
(a) Fuel.
(b) Cities.
(c) Plants.
(d) Water.

4. What does Senhor Joao ask Carolina?
(a) He asks her where to find potato leaves.
(b) He asks her to marry him.
(c) He asks her to sew him a shirt.
(d) He asks her to write a poem for him.

5. Why does Carolina say that she could never commit suicide?
(a) She likes her life.
(b) She does not have the courage.
(c) She is too proud.
(d) She is concerned for her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carolina bring to the Negress's house?

2. What is Carolina's favorite hobby?

3. How much is Carolina charged for the electricity for an iron?

4. Why does Carolina think she will die on January 20th?

5. Who is Ditinho?

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