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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. Who brought the architect who designed the first modern style house in town to Ilhéus?
(a) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(b) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(c) Colonel Melk Tavares.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

2. According to the Doctor's book, with which historical figure did his ancestor Ofenísia have a clandestine romance?
(a) Henry XIII.
(b) Caramuru.
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) Emperor Pedro II.

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

4. Which two characters are rivals for the title of Ilhéus' most eloquent orator?
(a) Florzinha and Quinquina Dos Reis.
(b) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars and Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Nacib and Mundinho Falção.
(d) The Doctor and the Capitan.

5. For his skill in what field is Colonel Ananias and Ivo known as The Tiger?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Seducing women.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the female gossips gather in Ilhéus?

3. Who is the proprietor of the Vesuvius Bar?

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

5. Why are no bets placed on a murder trial of an unfaithful wife?

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