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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled On the Art of Gossiping and Gabriela on the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nacib receive Brazilian citizenship?
(a) He is awarded citizenship after serving in the armed forces.
(b) His mother was Brazilian, so he is a dual citizen.
(c) His father purchases a birth certificate from the notary Segismundo.
(d) He takes an exam and becomes a naturalized citizen.

2. Who informs Colonel Ramiro Bastos that Mundinho Falção has ensured the accreditation of the Ilhéus high school?
(a) The Governor.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Professor Josué.
(d) Enoch.

3. What socially recognized relationship does Father Basílio have with the children he fathered with Otália?
(a) He is their stepfather.
(b) He is their close friend.
(c) He is their adoptive father.
(d) He is their godfather.

4. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?
(a) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.
(b) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.
(c) He owes money for gambling debts.
(d) He needs to make money to support his widowed mother.

5. How long has Nacib owned the Vesuvius bar?
(a) One year.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What performance will take place at the movie theater?

2. Where was Nacib born?

3. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?

4. According to Mundinho, who are the leading exporters of cacao in Ilhéus?

5. Who objects to Anabela the ballerina's performance on grounds of morality?

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