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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 was sprinkled over Dom Francisco's bed?

2. How hold is Francisco when his father dies?

3. Who wins the game between the professor and Mama Wewe's brother, Antonio?

4. Which of the following was NOT one of the fates that befell the family?

5. Where does the family head after the memorial event?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Francisco and his first wife.

2. What kind of young man does Isodoro turn out to be and what happens to him?

3. It's noted that Francisco's mother is "filled with rage." Why is she battling this rage?

4. What plan is concocted to get the twins and their stepmother out of Ouidah and what happens to that plan?

5. Where do the most valuable slaves originate and why is it a problem?

6. Describe Francisco's wardrobe.

7. Who is Dr. Ferraez and what was he like?

8. How is Mama Wewe related to the Da Silva family?

9. How does Francisco become a blood brother to the King's half-brother?

10. What is the fate of Dona Luciana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Francisco come to be involved in the slave trade? What is it that forces his partners out of the trade?

Essay Topic 2

How does Francisco come to be friends with Joaquim? What is the result of that friendship?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco is arrested on more than one occasion while in Ouidah. Describe how and why he is arrested. What is the result of these arrests?

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