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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 On the Art of Gossiping and Gabriela on the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Nacib encounter in Seabra Plaza sunning himself?
(a) Mundinho Falção.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(d) The Captain.

2. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?
(a) They refused to invest in his bus company.
(b) He was not made president of the municipal council.
(c) They refused to give him a loan for his small business.
(d) He was not appointed drain commissioner.

3. What socially recognized relationship does Father Basílio have with the children he fathered with Otália?
(a) He is their stepfather.
(b) He is their godfather.
(c) He is their adoptive father.
(d) He is their close friend.

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

5. 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 is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.
(c) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.
(d) He owes money for gambling debts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?

2. What item does Clemente carry with him during his journey to Ilhéus?

3. Who donates the photos of movie stars to the Dos Reis sisters' Nativity tableau?

4. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?

5. Which character announces the end of the rain on the first clear morning?

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