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

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

3. What spice is used on the pigs' heads served at the family feast?
(a) Pepper
(b) Oregano
(c) Ginger
(d) Cumin

4. How old is Agostinho-Ezekiel da Silva?
(a) Eighty-nine
(b) One hundred and seventeen
(c) Forty-three
(d) Nineteen

5. Where does the family head after the memorial event?
(a) The Portuguese Chapel
(b) A Portuguese restaurant
(c) The Portuguese Fort
(d) A Portuguese sail boat

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Papa Agostinho's hat?

2. Uncle Procopio says the family would starve without what crop?

3. What musical instrument is being played as the memorial event takes place?

4. What color is the jumpsuit worn by the photographer, Cyriaque Cabochichi?

5. How did the family of Francisco Manoel da Silva plan to honor his memory?

(see the answer key)

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