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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What angers Aires by their disappearance?
(a) his little black address and telephone book
(b) his latest two lovers
(c) his beloved ivories and Ganesha statues
(d) his transvestite clothes

2. Where does Aurora allow Kekoo Mody to mount a retrospective exhibition of her works?
(a) the Gandhi Museum
(b) the Indian Parliament
(c) the Prince of Wales Museum
(d) the British Consullate

3. Who is the first person allowed to see the paintings?
(a) her grandmother, Epifania
(b) her aunt, Carmen
(c) her father, Camoens
(d) her uncle, aires

4. Which of the household servants could Aires not touch?
(a) the boatmen
(b) the latrine cleaners
(c) the cooks
(d) the gardeners

5. What does Moraes say he learns to accept?
(a) what will be, can change
(b) what he can do with his left hand
(c) what works and what doesn't
(d) what is as what must be

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aurora's punishment for her mischief?

2. What are Epifania's last words?

3. Who steps up to claim responsibility for the disappearances of things in the house?

4. What is Moraes' physical deformity at birth?

5. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?

(see the answer key)

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