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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What taboo subject does he discuss in chapter 7?
(a) his mother's nude paintings
(b) his own sexual experiences
(c) his great uncle's homosexuality
(d) his parents' sexual activity

2. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?
(a) it begins to crumble
(b) it becomes merrier
(c) it turns dark
(d) it is closed up for a month

3. How does Moraes say Aurora became so famous at the Ganesha festival?
(a) by dancing on the roof of her house
(b) by painting protraits of Ganesha
(c) by underwriting the cost of Ganesha celebrations
(d) by throwing lavish parties for Ganesha

4. Who was the doorkeeper of Elephanta, Aurora's estate according to Moraes?
(a) peg-legged Lambajan Chandiwala
(b) cross-eyed Lambajan Chandiwala
(c) deaf-eared Lambajan Chandiwala
(d) bow-legged Lambajan Chandiwala

5. What does Moraes tell in the interest of full disclosure about his infancy?
(a) he often watch Vasco Miranda having sex
(b) he entered puberty at the age of eight
(c) his mother and sisters had abused him as a baby
(d) Minnie used to take off all his clothes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Moraes say helped Aurora when Abraham collapsed?

2. How does Aurora treat Abraham?

3. How did Francisco leave his estate and the Gama Trading Company?

4. About what does Moraes soliloquize at the beginning of chapter 7?

5. With whom does Epifania conspire to gain control of the family business?

(see the answer key)

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