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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Of the Devil Loose in the Streets, The Virgin of the Rocks, Of Love Eternal, or a Door Ajar, Gabriela's Song, Of Flowers and Vases, and Of Dredges and a Bride.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gloria live?
(a) Seabra Plaza.
(b) St. Sebastian Square.
(c) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro's plantation.
(d) In a brothel.

2. According to the Doctor's book, what killed the poet Teodoro de Castro?
(a) Apoplexy.
(b) A ruptured appendix.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) A broken hip.

3. To what does Colonel Altino attribute his decision to support Mundinho over Colonel Ramiro Bastos?
(a) Civility.
(b) High-backed chairs.
(c) Progress.
(d) The sandbar.

4. According to Mundinho, who are the leading exporters of cacao in Ilhéus?
(a) The Captain and Dona Arminda.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos and Nacib.
(c) Father Basílio and the Doctor.
(d) The Kaufmanns and Stevenson.

5. Which character influences Colonel Ribeirinho's decision to become active in politics in supporting Mundinho?
(a) Gabriela.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Anabela.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character announces the end of the rain on the first clear morning?

3. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?

4. Why does Dona Sinhàzinha's wake take place at her cousin's house?

5. What game does the Captain attempt to teach Gabriela?

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