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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used to make the rosaries that are the prized possession of Yovogan?
(a) Gold nuggets
(b) Jaguar claws
(c) Human teeth
(d) Pearls

2. What title is Joaquim eventually granted?
(a) Baron
(b) Knight
(c) King
(d) Prince

3. Why does Francisco's son save everything his father writes?
(a) He hopes to ifnd clues about the fortune he believes his father has hidden
(b) He knows his father is wise and wants to learn
(c) He is ordered to be sure his father doesn't give away state secrets
(d) He wants to give the words to his own son someday

4. It's noted that Jijibou grows into a woman with a shape that resembles what?
(a) A horse
(b) A child
(c) A chicken
(d) A barmaid

5. What is the cause of Dona Luciana's death?
(a) She drowns at sea
(b) She's executed
(c) A heart attack
(d) Poison

6. Francisco is dipped in a vat filled with what liquid?
(a) Water
(b) Tar
(c) Indigo
(d) Wine

7. What was the reaction of the houseboys upon seeing the reflection of the sun in the glass windows?
(a) They thought the windows were ugly
(b) They thought the windows needed to be washed
(c) They thought the house was on fire
(d) They thought the house was haunted

8. What crimes are the first slaves sold from Ouidah accused of having committed?
(a) Stealing bread
(b) Being upable to pay their debts
(c) Being lazy
(d) Stealing the king's palm-nuts

9. What is the fate of Francisco's twin daughters?
(a) They die at sea
(b) They are sold into prostitution
(c) They live to be old women but never marry
(d) They live to be old, marry and have children of their own

10. What are the king's sandals made of?
(a) Silver braids
(b) Rope
(c) Peacock feathers
(d) Gold wire

11. What scheme does Isadoro have in mind when he returns from France?
(a) A mill for producing flax
(b) A fleet for slave trading
(c) A pineapple plantation
(d) A palm oil factory

12. What do the king's tax-collectors take from Francisco's home?
(a) Art and furniture
(b) Everything that contains silver and gold
(c) Everything
(d) All the cowrie shells

13. What does "Simbodji" mean?
(a) Big Money
(b) Big House
(c) Big Wealth
(d) Big Rock

14. What business does Jacinto start with the help of the king?
(a) Manufacturing of shoes
(b) Palm oil exporting
(c) Exporting pineapples
(d) Barrel manufacturing

15. How many members of the da Silva family die of the disease?
(a) Ten
(b) About two dozen
(c) Eighteen
(d) None

Short Answer Questions

1. What do women think of the sounds of Swiss musical clocks?

2. Why did Francisco replace that first painting?

3. What is the currency favored by the people of Dahomey?

4. What is the cause of Yovogan's death?

5. What is the second part of the pardon Francisco eventually receives?

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