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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. In "Pao Joaquim," why is Alymeda's grandmother taken away?

2. Where is Antonia injured in "What Is Happening in Agriculture"?

3. In "Josef de Azarza, or a Fate Remains Unknown," what does Old Vera bring back from hunting?

4. In "A Man Is Brought Back; An Old Woman's Stories of Brutality," what color dress does Nobrega give Almeyda to wear?

5. How long does Goncalo P. take Martina as his mistress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Almeyda get to Palmares?

2. What does Martim Apirgio look like?

3. What happens to a medicine man?

4. Who is Dr. Johann?

5. How is Almeyda injured and what happens to Anninho?

6. Who is Mexia?

7. Who are Zumi's women?

8. What does Father Tollinare teach Almeyda and other children?

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

10. In "A High Post in the Government," what does Almeyda learn about the education of her mother and her grandmother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Indian women weave blankets with gold threads for a man who calls himself Zune. How and why is the relationship between Zune and the Indian women exploitation?

Essay Topic 2

Palmares tells Almeyda’s story from the time she is a young girl until she is in her 30s. How do the events in the book help Almeyda mature and grow in Palmares? What events and characters help her mature?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Almeyda?

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