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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. What do the Dos Reis sisters recommend that Nacib do to avoid having a problem finding a cook in the future?
(a) Get married.
(b) Close the bar.
(c) Teach Chico to cook.
(d) Learn to cook.

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

3. To which organization do the high society women who walk barefoot in the procession belong?
(a) Sisters of Charity.
(b) The Daughters of Mary.
(c) The Progress Club.
(d) The Catholic Church.

4. What are Prince Sandra's and Anabela's respective occupations?
(a) Government official and schoolteacher.
(b) Monarch and mistress.
(c) Magician and ballerina.
(d) Athlete and cheerleader.

5. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?
(a) St. Ilhéus.
(b) St. George.
(c) St. John.
(d) St. Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Nacib born?

2. What socially recognized relationship does Father Basílio have with the children he fathered with Otália?

3. Whom does Nacib encounter in Seabra Plaza sunning himself?

4. Who is the proprietor of the Vesuvius Bar?

5. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?

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