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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. To what does Moraes refer to as the sub-condiment?
(a) the spice trail from China
(b) spices kept under the table
(c) inferior quality spices
(d) India, exploited for its spices

2. What angers Aires by their disappearance?
(a) his beloved ivories and Ganesha statues
(b) his transvestite clothes
(c) his little black address and telephone book
(d) his latest two lovers

3. 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

4. What shadowy figure is alluded to in Chapter 6?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Laslo Miranda
(c) Flory Roary
(d) Vasco Miranda

5. What does Aurora do to torment her father and uncle?
(a) wail like a ghost at night
(b) leave notes on their doors at night
(c) commit acts of petty theft and vandalism
(d) paint pictures of them nude

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Moraes compare his resting place in the cemetery?

2. Besides Aurora's pranks, what convinces Camoens that Belle is haunting the house?

3. What need does Moraes have to be candid about his parents' sex life?

4. How did the people of Bombay regard Aurora da Gama?

5. What does Aurora look like as a teenager?

(see the answer key)

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