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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. Where does Tonico Bastos work?
(a) His father's cacao plantation.
(b) An engineering firm in Itabuna.
(c) A notary's office in Ilhéus.
(d) A hospital in Bahia.

2. Why does the Fagundes refrain from talking back to Colonel Melk Tavares when he is belittled?
(a) Melk rescued him from the police once.
(b) Melk has given him serious beatings.
(c) Melk has threatened to kill him.
(d) Melk pays him twice as much as the other workers.

3. What is the name of the Bastos' weekly newspaper?
(a) The Southern Weekly.
(b) The Ilhéus Weekly.
(c) The Southern Journal.
(d) The Ilhéus Journal.

4. How does Gabriela express her gratitude for the gifts that Nacib brings her?
(a) She makes him a special dessert.
(b) She kisses his cheek.
(c) She kisses the palm of his hand.
(d) She cooks him a special dinner.

5. Why does Dona Arminda believe that Gabriela must be a natural spirit medium?
(a) Gabriela talks to ghosts.
(b) Gabriela made friends with a mean stray cat.
(c) Gabriela is able to predict the weather.
(d) Gabriela is able to predict the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Nacib born?

2. Who teaches Gabriela to wear a rose behind her ear?

3. What novel does Malvina purchase despite the fact that some consider the book to be inappropriate for girls to read?

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

5. What are Prince Sandra's and Anabela's respective occupations?

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