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

2. After speaking to the Dos Reis sisters, where does Nacib begin his search for a cook?
(a) Pontal.
(b) Conquista.
(c) Unhão Hill.
(d) Seabra Plaza.

3. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?
(a) Cacao.
(b) A mango.
(c) A banana.
(d) A guava.

4. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?
(a) Landscaping the parks.
(b) Opening a new hospital.
(c) Building a new athletic field.
(d) Establishing a daily newspaper.

5. Whose attendance at Dona Sinhàzinha's wake surprises the other mourners?
(a) Malvina.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(d) Colonel Jesuíno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Jacob the Russian open in Ilhéus?

2. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?

3. How does Nacib receive Brazilian citizenship?

4. What does Colonel Ramiro send Tonico to Rio to study?

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

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