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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. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother-in-law.
(d) Her sister.

2. How long has Nacib owned the Vesuvius bar?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One year.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Five years.

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 sickly and needs a change of climate.
(d) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.

4. What news does Mundinho Falção break to his family during his visit?
(a) He plans to run for political office.
(b) He is terminally ill.
(c) He plans to become a businessman.
(d) He is getting married.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What crop is threatened by both lack of rain and excessive rain in Ilhéus in the year 1925?

4. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?

5. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?

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