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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aurora do locked in her room, allowing no one to enter?
(a) working on her art
(b) leaving by her window
(c) cutting off all her hair
(d) writing a diary

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

4. What is foreshadowed during Aurora's confinement to her room?
(a) that she will be a noted singer
(b) that she will be a great artist
(c) that she will be a great politician
(d) that she will be a great writer

5. What is represented in Aurora's paintings?
(a) the haunting of the house
(b) deep religious convictions
(c) family history and Indian cultures
(d) crime and punishment

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What characterizes the strange speech patterns of the family?

4. What is Aurora's goal in all her night time activity?

5. What does Epifania's example cause the rest of the family to do?

(see the answer key)

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