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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. What day of the week is it in "A Tavern in Vila Rica"?

2. What is the name of wife of the man Almeyda meets in "The Russian"?

3. How old is the Indian boy with an eye infection in "Turiri"?

4. In "A Tavern in VIla Rica," about how old is Dr. Rosa?

5. What does Jaguaribe give Almeyda when he comes to the hut where she is staying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Anninho after he was set on shore in North Africa by pirates?

2. How is Almeyda arrested in Vila Rica?

3. Why does Almeyda leave in "The Departure," and why is Luiza frustrated that she is leaving?

4. Why do free women from Bahia and outlying areas come to Luiza in "The Philosophic Society for the Advancement of Free Colored Women"?

5. Who is Capistrana, and what does Mauritia bring her?

6. In "Jaguaribe, HIs Family, the Beginning of a Journey," what does Mexia tell Almeyda before she leaves?

7. How does Almeyda end up staying in an Indian village for about a month in "Turiri"?

8. Where does Almeyda find herself and who helps her in "The Stranger"?

9. Why does Garimpeira collapse and how does she recover?

10. What does Luiza tell the housekeeper from the Carvalho plantation to do about a child she found who will not speak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In addition to her mother and grandmother, Almeyda has other women who serve as role models in her life. Who are some of the women who are role models in Almeyda’s life? What influence do they have on her and why is their influence important?

Essay Topic 2

Almeyda leaves Luiza. Why does Almeyda leave Luiza? Why does Luiza believe that Almeyda should stay?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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