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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a man growing that Almeyda and Mauritia encounter in "Another MIning Camp"?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Manioc.

2. At the end of The Virtue of Plants and a Lecture on the Intellect and Morality; Strange Sounds," from what creature does Luiza show Almeyda how to make a new medicine she learned from the Indians?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Rat.
(c) Shrew.
(d) Opossum.

3. In "The Explorer," who does Luiza say that she loved?
(a) Bieito.
(b) Azamor.
(c) Enzo.
(d) Mauricio.

4. What is the name of Mauritia's sister in Vila Rica?
(a) Aakanksha.
(b) Pallavi.
(c) Kalpana.
(d) Capistrana.

5. What is the name of wife of the man Almeyda meets in "The Russian"?
(a) Kalita.
(b) Polina.
(c) Milana.
(d) Sofia.

6. In "A Sword and a Rosary and a Warrior's Tale," how much older does Maite make Almeyda look?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 20 years.

7. In "A Prosperous Man and the Incarceration," how many lashes is a free Negro woman to receive because someone sold gold to her?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 20.

8. In "Why Don't They Go to the Interior," how many fingers is a man missing that Almeyda finds in the place where she and Anninho hid?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

9. What does the woman pick up and dance with in an aggressive and hostile manner in "A Handful of Maize"?
(a) Cane.
(b) Machete.
(c) Stick.
(d) Bowl.

10. What is the name of the mulatta in "A Tavern in Vila Rica"?
(a) Garimpeira.
(b) Miciela.
(c) Aparecida.
(d) Bosalicia.

11. After Anninho was left in North Africa and won his freedom, where did he have to go to get a ship to take him back to Brazil?
(a) Greece.
(b) Italy.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Algiers.

12. In 'Shellfish, Coconut Oil, and Cold Water," who is with Luiza when Almeyda awakes?
(a) Amarelos woman.
(b) Preto woman.
(c) Pardo woman.
(d) Aimore woman.

13. In "The Russian," how much does the man Almeyda meets in a clearing say his Dutch built ship cost?
(a) 10,000 rubles.
(b) 7,000 rubles.
(c) 9,000 rubles.
(d) 8,000 rubles.

14. In "Sword and Sorcery and the Man Who Disappears and Is Thought Immortal" hat is the name of a nun suspected of being pregnant?
(a) Caterina.
(b) Beajtriz.
(c) Adelina.
(d) Matilde.

15. What does "Manganaa" (476) mean in Preparations for a Return"?
(a) Tramp.
(b) Imp.
(c) Devil.
(d) Rascal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a woman wearing over her clothing in "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife"?

2. What is the name of the priest Almeyda and Luiza hear speak in "The Shore of the New World of Manioc and Couscous"?

3. Who does Almeyda find in the place where she and Anninho hid?

4. In "The Bushwhacking Captain's Wife, what is a woman wearing who comes into Luiza's shop?

5. When Almeyda and Luiza visit Mohammed of Bahia, how many volumes is he writing about the Koran?

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