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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Flory Zogoiby object to her son's marrying Aurora?
(a) because she knows he is homosexual
(b) because she is too young
(c) because she doesn't want him to marry
(d) because she is not a Jewess

2. Who makes a pilgrimage to Malgudi on the river Sarayu, to see the great Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Epifania
(b) Moraes
(c) Aires
(d) Camoens

3. From infancy through adolescence, what did Abraham see in the synagogue tiles?
(a) visions of the martyrs
(b) visions of a girl like Aurora
(c) visions of his absent father
(d) visions of the prophets

4. What characterizes the strange speech patterns of the family?
(a) reversing word order in sentences
(b) adding ofy to verbs and o to many nouns
(c) making up senseless words
(d) speaking breathlessly and staccato

5. The heiress to the da Gama fortune, Aurora falls in love with what older man?
(a) Amos Zogoiby
(b) Abraham Zogoiby
(c) Aaron Zogoiby
(d) Adam Zogoiby

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Aurora's pranks make Camoens believe?

2. What does Moraes lament?

3. What does the family legend say is in Flory's treasure chest?

4. What does Moraes say about breathing?

5. What is Moraes' medical problem?

(see the answer key)

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