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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Second Chapter: The Loneliness of Gloria, Sections titled Of Temptation at the Window, Of the Cruel Law, Of Black Stockings, and Of the Law of Concubines.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Nacib born?
(a) Arabia.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Syria.
(d) France.

2. According to the Doctor's book, with which historical figure did his ancestor Ofenísia have a clandestine romance?
(a) Emperor Pedro II.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Henry XIII.
(d) Caramuru.

3. Who brought the architect who designed the first modern style house in town to Ilhéus?
(a) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(b) Colonel Melk Tavares.
(c) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

4. Who are the only two Protestants in Ilhéus?
(a) Gloria and Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(b) Nacib and Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(c) Diogenes and Dr. Osmundo.
(d) João Fulgêncio and Dr. Maurício.

5. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?
(a) A mango.
(b) A banana.
(c) A guava.
(d) Cacao.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Doctor's book, what killed the poet Teodoro de Castro?

3. Who owns the modern style house that is the subject of discussion among the intelligentsia at the Model Stationery Store?

4. What is Dona Sinhàzinha wearing when she dies?

5. Which distant ancestor of Dona Sinhàzinha is used to explain her tragic end?

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