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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was like the largest, hottest dish of curry ever cooked?
(a) the fire at Spice Mountains
(b) the heatwave that killed the crops
(c) the anger of Epifania
(d) the arguments between families

2. Why is Moraes Zogoiby on the run?
(a) he is chased by wolves
(b) he is leaving his wife
(c) he has escaped from prison
(d) he has embexxled a fortune

3. What does Moraes call the Black Gold of Malabar?
(a) oil
(b) ebony
(c) pepper
(d) onyx

4. To what does Moraes compare his resting place in the cemetery?
(a) the home of the undead
(b) the death of Socrates
(c) the Mount of Olives
(d) the home of Dracula

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person he begins his narrative with?

2. What led Francisco da Gama to make changes in the house and chapel?

3. Who eventually gains control of the family businesses?

4. In reality, what is Aurora's character?

5. What does Aurora look like as a teenager?

(see the answer key)

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