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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Of Newspapers and Hearts on Fire, Gabriela and Arminda, By Lamplight, and Of the Ball and the Englishwoman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jesuíno takes refuge after killing his wife and Osmundo in the house of ______________.
(a) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(b) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(c) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(d) Colonel Amâncio Leal.

2. With whom does Mundinho play checkers and backgammon?
(a) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Jacob the Russian.
(d) Nacib.

3. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother-in-law.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her sister.

4. Why does Gabriela think she might not like to marry Nacib, given the opportunity?
(a) She might not be able to visit him at the bar anymore.
(b) She might have to wear shoes all the time.
(c) She might have to move to Arabia with him.
(d) She might not be able to go to the movies with Dona Arminda.

5. Who takes the rose that Gabriela wears behind her ear and puts it in his buttonhole?
(a) Dr. Ezequiel Prado.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Doctor.
(d) The Judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which women does Mundinho Falção dance during the ball?

2. What position is the Captain given after he loses the position of official orator?

3. What does Nacib tell Mundinho that Colonel Ramiro Bastos called him?

4. Where do the male gossips gather in Ilhéus?

5. What job with the circus does Tuísca claim to have been offered?

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