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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled Of the Dos Reis Sisters and their Nativity Scene, Of a Desperate Search, Of a Political Boss in the Sun, and Of a Political Conspiracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters are rivals for the title of Ilhéus' most eloquent orator?
(a) Florzinha and Quinquina Dos Reis.
(b) Nacib and Mundinho Falção.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars and Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(d) The Doctor and the Capitan.

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

3. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?
(a) He needs to make money to support his widowed mother.
(b) He owes money for gambling debts.
(c) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.
(d) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.

4. Who donates the photos of movie stars to the Dos Reis sisters' Nativity tableau?
(a) The students at the parochial school.
(b) The parishoners at the local church.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

5. What adjective is used to describe Chico?
(a) Strong.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Nacib born?

2. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?

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

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

5. Which character is Nacib's employee and brings him the news that Filomena is leaving Ilhéus?

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