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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The heiress to the da Gama fortune, Aurora falls in love with what older man?
(a) Aaron Zogoiby
(b) Amos Zogoiby
(c) Abraham Zogoiby
(d) Adam Zogoiby

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

3. What happens to the chapel after Francisco dies?
(a) it is restored to its original decor
(b) it becomes his mausoleum
(c) it is raxed to the ground
(d) it is left as a monument to him

4. How does Epifania classify the renovated chapel?
(a) as fitting for an art gallery
(b) as fitting for the body and blood of Christ
(c) as fitting for a king
(d) as fitting for a birthday cake

5. What does Aurora look like as a teenager?
(a) a short, obese thirteen year old
(b) a short, beautiful thirteen year old
(c) a tall, thin, thirteen year old
(d) a tall, square thirteen year old

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aurora take her son to Lord Khusro Khusrovani Bhagwan and his charlatan mother-manager?

2. With whom does Epifania conspire to gain control of the family business?

3. What is Moraes' medical problem?

4. How is Abraham's physical infirmity introduced?

5. What does Moraes say he has already nailed up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict arose in Camoens when he went to hear Mahatma Gandhi?

2. What is the fitting scene of Moor at the end of the novel?

3. What painting does Miranda cover with another after Aurora reacts negatively to the original?

4. How does Aurora manage to upset the Hindu-Muslim population of India?

5. What is the first thing Epifania does the day after Francisco dies?

6. Explain the effect of Uma's efforts to convince Abraham and Aurora that she and Moor really do love one another.

7. Debunking his father's family history, what does Moor suggest about his late grandmother, Flory.

8. In the office, what happens to the young 15-year-old heiress?

9. How does Moor excuse himself for writing about his parents sex lives?

10. What does Moraes have to say about his mother and his lover, Uma?

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