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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. What is Clemente's occupation?
(a) Bricklayer.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Painter.
(d) Farmer.

2. What performance will take place at the movie theater?
(a) Mundinho Falção's speech.
(b) A debate between the Doctor and the Captain.
(c) Anabela's Dance of the Seven Veils.
(d) Prince Sandra's magic act.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Jacob the Russian open in Ilhéus?

2. After speaking to the Dos Reis sisters, where does Nacib begin his search for a cook?

3. What adjective is used to describe Chico?

4. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?

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

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