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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 Gabriela Asleep, Of Food and Funerals, A Parenthetical Story with a Moral, and The Banquet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is considered to be the most elegant man in Ilhéus?
(a) Nacib.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Alfredo Bastos.
(d) Tonico Bastos.

2. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?
(a) Their charitable works.
(b) Having bad tempers.
(c) Their restaurant.
(d) Their Nativity tableau.

3. What type of business does Jacob the Russian open in Ilhéus?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bus company.
(c) A dry goods store.
(d) A cabaret.

4. Where does Nacib go after attending Dr. Osmundo's wake to dispel the vision of death?
(a) Home to Gabriela.
(b) To church to hear mass.
(c) To the cabaret to see Anabela's performance.
(d) To the bar to work

5. According to João Fulgêncio, why is Gloria a public utility and a social necessity?
(a) Her beauty inspires poetry and art.
(b) She gives the spinsters something to talk about.
(c) She raises the sex life of the community to a higher level.
(d) She keeps Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro out of trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?

2. Who finances Clóvis Costa's project?

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

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

5. Jesuíno takes refuge after killing his wife and Osmundo in the house of ______________.

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