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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the business is successful again, what does Flory do?
(a) gives Aurora a love potion to make her conceive
(b) brings the police to demand her payment
(c) takes the written promise of the son to Aurora
(d) threatens to kill Abraham

3. Who come to the defense of Aurora and Abraham?
(a) Aires and Carmen
(b) Belle and Carmen
(c) Flory and D'Aeth
(d) Vasco and Sahara

4. For what is the synagogue famous?
(a) green tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling
(b) blue tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling
(c) multi-colored tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling
(d) ivory tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling

5. Who comes to rescue Moor?
(a) Abraham saves him from Aurora's wrath
(b) Minnie nurses him back to health
(c) Abraham finds him on the island and brings him back
(d) Lambajan Chandiwala spirits him out of jail

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moraes say he got closer to his mother?

2. What does the argument between Flory and her son reveal to the reader?

3. What does Aurora call the Reverend Oliver D'Aeth?

4. What does Moraes lament?

5. Why do Abraham and Moor want to recover Miranda's crude painting Aurora called The Moor's Last Sigh?

(see the answer key)

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