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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. Which character announces the end of the rain on the first clear morning?
(a) Mundinho Falção.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Colonel Jesuíno Mendonça.
(d) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.

2. What jobs are available in Ilhéus for men who have no trade?
(a) Farming.
(b) Constructing houses and other buildings.
(c) Business.
(d) Working in the cacao warehouses or on the docks.

3. Why is Clemente sad to reach Ilhéus?
(a) He will have to find work as a bricklayer.
(b) He will have to learn how to plant cacao.
(c) He will be reunited with his wife.
(d) He will be separated from Gabriela.

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. Who is the proprietor of the Vesuvius Bar?
(a) Filomena.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Jacob the Russian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who objects to Anabela the ballerina's performance on grounds of morality?

2. What are Prince Sandra's and Anabela's respective occupations?

3. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?

4. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?

5. Where was Nacib born?

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