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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Captain Goncalo write Dr. Johann in introduction?

2. What does Alymeda's grandmother buy with gold dust in "Gold"?

3. Who is Indaya Matroa?

4. In "Luiza Cosme," where has Luiza been mutilated?

5. In "The Free Woman and the Slave," what happens to Old Vera because she gave a criminal fatal herbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Dream of Feathers," what does Almeyda learn about the plantation where she works?

2. Who is Anna Bejerano?

3. How does Almeyda get to Palmares?

4. Why is Almeyda sold and where is she sold?

5. What happens to a medicine man?

6. What does Old Vera tell Almeyda about a woman named Zibatra?

7. Who are Zumi's women?

8. What room is in the back of the one where Father Tollinare teaches Almeyda and the other children to read?

9. What is the house like that Almeyda is taken to in Palmares?

10. Why does Entralgo send his son back to Europe in "What Is Happening in Agriculture"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in Palmares? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Palmares takes place in the late 1600s when Brazil was a Portuguese colony. What is colonialism? How did it destroy the identity of Indians and African slaves in Palmares?

Essay Topic 3

In Palmares, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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