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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the other women hate Carolina?
(a) They think she is too rich.
(b) They think she holds herself too high, and she can attract men.
(c) They think she cheats the locals.
(d) They think she is too greedy and cares for no one but herself.

2. Who gives Carolina some of the canned food to try on May 16th?
(a) Vera.
(b) Silvia.
(c) Senhor Ireno.
(d) Dona Alice.

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

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

5. What does the favela smell like?
(a) Excrement and rotting earth.
(b) Paper and coal.
(c) Roses and berries.
(d) Fetid water and soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time is Carolina asked to report to the police station in 1958?

2. What is the name of the circus put up on Araguaia Street?

3. What is a flophouse?

4. Who is Senhor Antonio Lira?

5. Why do women in the favelas run naked into the street during an argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Carolina's children often have coffee for breakfast?

2. Why are Carolina's children often unhappy with their food?

3. Describe "pinga."

4. What does Carolina think of alcohol?

5. What happens to Carolina when she shows her plays to the directors of the circuses?

6. Why is alcoholism a problem in the favelas?

7. Why does Carolina say that the women are worse than the men in the favelas?

8. According to the first entry, describe Vera.

9. Why did Carolina chase a rainbow as a young girl?

10. What does Carolina think of crime?

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