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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. Why is Moraes estranged from his mother?
(a) a clash over money
(b) a disagreement about art
(c) a disagreement about religion
(d) a clash over his lover, Uma

2. Who helps Moraes cope with his deformity and rapid growth?
(a) Vasco Miranda
(b) Aurora
(c) his sisters
(d) Abraham

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

4. What taboo subject does he discuss in chapter 7?
(a) his great uncle's homosexuality
(b) his mother's nude paintings
(c) his own sexual experiences
(d) his parents' sexual activity

5. What was like the largest, hottest dish of curry ever cooked?
(a) the arguments between families
(b) the anger of Epifania
(c) the fire at Spice Mountains
(d) the heatwave that killed the crops

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?

2. Why is Moraes Zogoiby on the run?

3. What is Moraes' medical problem?

4. What does Miranda paint over the portrait of Aurora?

5. What does Moraes say about breathing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Moor thankful for Epifania's strict devotion to her faith?

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

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

4. How are the three girls, Christina, Inamorata, and Philomena, teased at school?

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

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

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

8. Describe Flory's condition for giving Abraham the emeralds.

9. How does Moor's rapid maturity physically create a problem in his life?

10. Detail the demise of Abraham's mother.

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