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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Second Chapter: The Loneliness of Gloria, Sections titled Of a Charming Rascal, Of Twilight, Of the Intricate Ways of Love, or How Nacib Hired a Cook, and Of the Boat in the Forest.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Jacob the Russian's partner?
(a) Mundinho Falção
(b) Moacir Estrêla.
(c) Nacib.
(d) The Doctor.

3. What does Anabela ask the men at the bar to write for her?
(a) A history of Ilhéus.
(b) Opinions about her performance.
(c) Love letters.
(d) Poetry.

4. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?
(a) He owes money for gambling debts.
(b) He needs to make money to support his widowed mother.
(c) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.
(d) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.

5. Who finances Clóvis Costa's project?
(a) Professor Josué.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Enoch.
(d) Nacib.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is Nacib's employee and brings him the news that Filomena is leaving Ilhéus?

2. According to Mundinho, who are the leading exporters of cacao in Ilhéus?

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

4. Who is the only person in the bar to openly express sadness at the killing of Dona Sinhàzinha?

5. At the slave market, who offers Clemente a job?

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