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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. What is the Reverend Oliver D'Aeth's physical problem?
(a) intollerance of the Indian heat
(b) serious asthma
(c) acute allergic reaction to spice
(d) recurring consumption

2. How did the people of Bombay regard Aurora da Gama?
(a) as ethereal
(b) as demonic
(c) as helpless
(d) as angelic

3. How does Moraes identify his family?
(a) as heirs to the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
(b) as great people who administered charties
(c) as frauds claiming to be what they are not
(d) as a family of many different ethnic backgrounds

4. What is Moraes' physical deformity at birth?
(a) a deformed right hand
(b) over large ears
(c) a club foot
(d) crossed eyes

5. Why does Abraham distance himself from the Jewish community?
(a) because he cannot stand seeing Flory
(b) because he fears for his life
(c) because he sees visions in the tiles
(d) because of his love for Aurora

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who steps up to claim responsibility for the disappearances of things in the house?

3. What are Epifania's last words?

4. What does Moraes tell the reader about the dark side of Vasco Miranda's personality?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Because of his medical condition, what does Moor think about?

2. How does Aurora begin her art career?

3. Why does Moor lament his life as he continues with his history of the family?

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

5. Why are Camoens and Aires given fifteen year prison sentences?

6. What does Moor say are the quirks of Epifania's sons, Aires and Camoens?

7. What in Miranda's character seem to foreshadow serious problems to come?

8. Explain Francisco da Gama's beliefs that drive wedges between family members.

9. Why has Aurora been up to so much mischief in the house late at night?

10. How does Moor get to know more about his mother and father and their relationship?

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