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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aurora take her son to Lord Khusro Khusrovani Bhagwan and his charlatan mother-manager?
(a) for medicine to stunt his growth
(b) to become an apprentice
(c) for a metaphysical encounter
(d) for a miracle healing of his hand

2. How long has Ina been dead when the family attends the Mahalaxmi Weekend Constitutional?
(a) six months
(b) forty-one days
(c) a year
(d) three weeks

3. Where does Aurora have Miranda paint cartoon murals?
(a) on the walls of the spice company
(b) on the outside walls of her mansion
(c) on the nursery walls
(d) in the chapel

4. What happens that turns Carmen into a nurse for Aires and his lover?
(a) they are both wounded in the war
(b) they contract a particularly pernicious strain of syphilis
(c) they both come down with tuberculosis
(d) they both nearly die from asthma attacks

5. About what does Moraes soliloquize at the beginning of chapter 7?
(a) the reason he is being pursued
(b) the authentic diversity of India
(c) the fear he has of death
(d) the reason for his tale

Short Answer Questions

1. How does he get the money to restore the business after the losses?

2. Why does Flory Zogoiby object to her son's marrying Aurora?

3. Speaking of his parents, how does Moraes refer to himself?

4. Who is the tutor with whom Moraes has a physical relationship?

5. Who serves as model for Aurora's Moor paintings?

(see the answer key)

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