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

2. Who is the first person allowed to see the paintings?
(a) her father, Camoens
(b) her aunt, Carmen
(c) her grandmother, Epifania
(d) her uncle, aires

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

4. What does Moraes say he has already nailed up?
(a) his family's secrets
(b) his suicide notes
(c) his epic poetry
(d) his last will and testament

5. What term of endearment does Aurora use when speaking of Abraham?
(a) Darling
(b) Pudding
(c) Abie
(d) Spice of my life

Short Answer Questions

1. What is foreshadowed during Aurora's confinement to her room?

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

3. How did Francisco leave his estate and the Gama Trading Company?

4. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?

5. What does Moraes say was his father's lament?

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