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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the memorial event almost canceled?
(a) A young military officer demands that it be cancelled
(b) Members of the family come down with the flu
(c) The family can't agree on a service time
(d) The church is not available

2. What do members of the family think about the president's speech?
(a) They don't really listen
(b) They are worried that their lives will soon change
(c) They believe he's on the right track
(d) They are angry and upset

3. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?
(a) An uncle shows them
(b) They've been taught by pool sharks
(c) They don't
(d) They've watched it on television

4. What color was the limewash Modeste and Pierre used to paint?
(a) Apricot
(b) White
(c) Orange
(d) Violet

5. What color was Father Olimpio de Silva's cassock?
(a) Orange
(b) Tangerine
(c) Maroon
(d) Crimson

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Papa Agostinho's hat?

2. What had Francisco de Silva provided to the king of Dahomy?

3. What does one family member say a cowrie shell was used for in the United States?

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

5. What were the women yelling prior to the beginning of the feast?

(see the answer key)

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