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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moraes refer to the saga of his family?
(a) the legends of the battling da Gamas of Cochin
(b) the times of the crazy da Gamas of Cochin
(c) the spice of the legendary da Gamas of Cochin
(d) the legends of the peppery da Gamas of Cochin

2. What happens when distant relatives are invited to stay at the da Gama houses?
(a) additions have to be made to the houses
(b) war between the families
(c) nephews become interested in the family businesses
(d) Epifania calms down

3. How does Moraes say Lambajan lost his leg?
(a) Aurora's driver ran over him
(b) a shark got him swimming in the ocean
(c) it was shot off in the war
(d) Aurora ran over it in her Buick

4. How does Abie do at first when taking over the family business to run?
(a) he starts doing exclusive business with the Germans
(b) he squanders money until the company nearly fails
(c) he loses three shiploads of spice to German U-boats
(d) he stockpiles spices until they are safe to ship

5. What allows Aurora and Abie to reunite?
(a) when Flory loses the paper her son signed
(b) when Flory loses her remaining faculties
(c) when Flory gives up
(d) when Flory gets pregnant with her own child

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aurora do to torment her father and uncle?

2. What is the reader not sure of at this point in chapter four?

3. What is a likely reason Flory had made her money?

4. What is the Reverend Oliver D'Aeth's emotional problem?

5. Who is Flory Zogoiby's husband and father of her child?

(see the answer key)

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