View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the women yelling prior to the beginning of the feast?
(a) Return to earth!
(b) It is night!
(c) Rest in Peace!
(d) Save the goat!

2. How do members of the family listen to the presidential speech that evening?
(a) It's broadcast from vehicles traveling the streets
(b) On the radio
(c) On the television
(d) They go to the presidential palace

3. What is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?
(a) Who is your father?
(b) Where are the papers?
(c) What is the secret to long life?
(d) Where did our family originate?

4. Which of the following was NOT one of the fates that befell the family?
(a) Damage from a tornado
(b) Loss of revenue from the slave trade
(c) Burning of several houses after a roasting nut caught on fire
(d) A mudslide collapsing one wall of the compound

5. How does cholera infect the community?
(a) No one knows
(b) It was brought in by someone who had traveled to France
(c) It was brought in by a merchant returning from China
(d) It was brought ashore by someone who arrived on a ship

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Rosemary da Silva's dress?

2. What time does the woman begin crying?

3. How long has Francisco Manoel da Silva been dead at the time of the gathering to honor his memory?

4. What condition is placed on the family holding the memorial event?

5. What does Herr Raabe want to train Cesario to be?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 298 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample