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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of building does Carolina and her family live in?
(a) A house.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A condo.
(d) A shack.

2. What color is the coffin that arrives on May 18th for the dead?
(a) Purple.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

3. Why is Carolina not married?
(a) Because she does not want a man.
(b) Because she is a lesbian.
(c) Because her husband died.
(d) Because no man wants her.

4. Who does Carolina most commonly sell scrap to?
(a) Senhor Raimundo.
(b) Senhor Ireno.
(c) Dona Francisca.
(d) Senhor Manuel.

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

6. Who does Carolina visit on Tiradentes Street?
(a) The dry cleaner's wife.
(b) The butcher's wife.
(c) The judge's wife.
(d) The farmer's wife.

7. Who is Joao?
(a) Carolina's father.
(b) Carolina's eldest son.
(c) Carolina's brother.
(d) Carolina's uncle.

8. Which canned item do men throw from trucks on May 16th?
(a) Peas.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Sausages.
(d) Ham.

9. Which type of beans are looked down upon as a lowly food in Brazil?
(a) Red beans.
(b) Yellow beans.
(c) Brown beans.
(d) Black beans.

10. According to Carolina, what happens to the nice families that move into the favela?
(a) The families turn mean and bad.
(b) The families break apart.
(c) The families move out.
(d) The families die off.

11. Why is Carolina unable to do dishes on May 23rd?
(a) She does not have the time.
(b) She has no water.
(c) She has no soap.
(d) She broke them all.

12. What happens to the boy Carolina sees eating meat from the garbage in 1953?
(a) He goes to jail.
(b) He is kidnapped.
(c) He grows up.
(d) He dies.

13. What is the name of the girl who thinks a spirit possessed her mother?
(a) Lilanna.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jane.
(d) Amalia.

14. How does Carolina feel when she sees her children eating from the garbage?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

15. What is wrong with the canned food passed out by the men in the truck?
(a) The food was poisoned.
(b) The food was too sweet.
(c) The food was rotten.
(d) The food was imported.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which police station number does Carlona go to in 1958?

2. What do the children say when they open the cans of food passed out by the men in the truck?

3. Who passes bread out to the women who have husbands too lazy to work?

4. What happens to Carolina when she goes to the Governor's Palace?

5. Where does Carolina sell scrap in 1953?

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