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

2. What type of business does Jacob the Russian open in Ilhéus?
(a) A dry goods store.
(b) A bus company.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A cabaret.

3. What is the inherited property given to Dona Sinhàzinha by her father?
(a) A cacao plantation.
(b) A coconut plantation.
(c) A cabaret.
(d) A dentist's office.

4. Who is Jacob the Russian's partner?
(a) The Doctor.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Moacir Estrêla.
(d) Mundinho Falção

5. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?
(a) Having bad tempers.
(b) Their Nativity tableau.
(c) Their charitable works.
(d) Their restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop is threatened by both lack of rain and excessive rain in Ilhéus in the year 1925?

2. To whom does Mundinho Falção confess the reason for his initial move to Ilhéus?

3. How long has Nacib owned the Vesuvius bar?

4. Who brought the architect who designed the first modern style house in town to Ilhéus?

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

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