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

2. According to the Doctor's book, what killed the poet Teodoro de Castro?
(a) A ruptured appendix.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A broken hip.
(d) Apoplexy.

3. Where do the male gossips gather in Ilhéus?
(a) The plaza.
(b) The park.
(c) The Model Stationery Store.
(d) The church.

4. Why are no bets placed on a murder trial of an unfaithful wife?
(a) These trials all end in acquittals.
(b) There is no interest in these trials.
(c) It is illegal to bet on the outcome of trials in Ilhéus
(d) It is considered disrespectful.

5. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?
(a) Establishing a daily newspaper.
(b) Opening a new hospital.
(c) Building a new athletic field.
(d) Landscaping the parks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?

2. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?

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

4. Who are the only two Protestants in Ilhéus?

5. According to the Doctor's book, with which historical figure did his ancestor Ofenísia have a clandestine romance?

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