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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Men from the Quilombo," what is Almeyda given to drink that she has never had before?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Goat's milk.
(d) Cow's milk.

2. In "A High Post in the Government," where had Alejandro who use to be one of Father Tollinare's students been sent to study?
(a) London and Paris.
(b) Paris and Berlin.
(c) Madrid and Munich.
(d) Madrid and London.

3. What does Alymeda's grandmother buy with gold dust in "Gold"?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Wheaten flour.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Tobacco.

4. In "The Hidden Woman," what was the woman's father's occupation who rented Alymeyda?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Engineer.

5. In "Almeyda's Reveries," how long does Almeyda say she was at Palmeres?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

6. What happens to Pedro the Third in "A Praise of Heroes and a Paid Informer"?
(a) Imprisoned.
(b) Hanged.
(c) Shot.
(d) Sold to slavers.

7. What is the occupation of the man who purchased Almeyda for the master of the plantation?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Shoemaker.
(d) Farrier.

8. What is Zibatra wearing when Almeyda sees her after going for a walk?
(a) Long silk dress.
(b) Long dress with lace.
(c) Long dress with a fringe of velvet.
(d) Long cotton dress.

9. Who is the painter who paints the pictures in Olinda's house in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) A Negro slave.
(b) A Frenchman.
(c) A Dutchman.
(d) An Englishman.

10. In "Fazendo and the Indian Woman Who Was Not Touched by Mascarenhas," what does the woman give Alymeyda when she wakes her?
(a) Cagaita.
(b) Cupuacu.
(c) Buriti.
(d) Mandacaru.

11. Who is a guest in "Lice Scratching"?
(a) English nobleman.
(b) Duttch planter.
(c) French planter.
(d) Russian nobleman.

12. In "Of the White Woman from Porto Calvo and Other Women, Black and White," how many white women do the men have when they return?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. How far does the messenger from Aprigio say the Paulistas are from Porto Calvo?
(a) 8 leagues.
(b) 16 leagues.
(c) 10 leagues.
(d) 19 leagues.

14. Who tells Pedro to go on in "Pedro the Third"?
(a) Anninho.
(b) A man walking on the street.
(c) Almeyda's grandmother.
(d) A woman walking on the street.

15. In "Pao Joaquim," why is Alymeda's grandmother taken away?
(a) She is sick.
(b) They think she has been setting fires.
(c) They think she stole things.
(d) She has to heal someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Malaria Fever; Dreams of Escape and Capture; of Zumbi, the Chieftain," what does Almeyda dream is being built?

2. Who is Indaya Matroa?

3. Where did the wife of Martim Aprigio live with her husband?

4. In "Another Reunion; How One Uses the Long Sword," what field is Almeyda to work in?

5. In "Ritual of a Stranger," how much older does Almeyda think the man who rides into the village is than she?

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