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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela: Sections titled Of the Comrade in Battle, Of a Distinguished Son of Ilhéus, Gabriela Again, Of the Swedish Ship and the Golden Mermaid.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prostitute helps Nacib forget about Gabriela?
(a) Rosalinda.
(b) Risoleta.
(c) Ofenísia.
(d) Maria Machadão.

2. Who is announced to be Colonel Ramiro Bastos' political successor?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Dr. Maurício.
(c) Alfredo Bastos.
(d) Colonel Amâncio Leal.

3. Where does Nacib go after attending Dr. Osmundo's wake to dispel the vision of death?
(a) Home to Gabriela.
(b) To church to hear mass.
(c) To the cabaret to see Anabela's performance.
(d) To the bar to work

4. To which two historical figures does the Doctor compare the men responsible for the burning of the Ilhéus Daily?
(a) Joan of Arc and Goliath.
(b) Torquemada and Nero.
(c) Ivan the Terrible and Czar Nicholas I.
(d) Napoleon and Toussaint L'Ouverture.

5. How much does Mundinho pay for the tea set donated to the auction by Jerusa?
(a) One thousand milreis.
(b) Five hundred milreis.
(c) Five thousand milreis.
(d) One hundred milreis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two leading cabarets in Ilhéus?

2. Why is the bird that Nacib purchases for Gabriela called a sofrê?

3. Which character is driven by Christian charity to sit in the seat vacated by Dr. Alfredo's wife at the lecture on New Currents in Modern Literature?

4. How long has Nacib owned the Vesuvius bar?

5. Which character announces the end of the rain on the first clear morning?

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