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

2. Where does Nacib interrupt Mundinho, the Captain, and the Doctor as they are having dinner and making plans?
(a) Vesuvius Bar.
(b) Bataclan.
(c) Café Chic.
(d) Hotel Coelho.

3. With whom does Nacib go to Dr. Osmundo's wake?
(a) The Doctor and João Fulgêncio.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos and Mundinho.
(c) The Captain and Nhô-Galo.
(d) Professor Josué and Tonico Bastos.

4. Which character is Nacib's employee and brings him the news that Filomena is leaving Ilhéus?
(a) Chico.
(b) Vicente.
(c) Risoleta.
(d) Dona Arminda.

5. What is Clemente's occupation?
(a) Painter.
(b) Bricklayer.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the inherited property given to Dona Sinhàzinha by her father?

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

3. Which two characters are rivals for the title of Ilhéus' most eloquent orator?

4. What word does Gabriela use to describe Nacib that surprises him?

5. Where does Mundinho Falção's family live?

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