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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. How does Moraes say Lambajan lost his leg?
(a) Aurora ran over it in her Buick
(b) it was shot off in the war
(c) a shark got him swimming in the ocean
(d) Aurora's driver ran over him

2. What does Moraes say was his father's lament?
(a) having to rest and catch his breath
(b) trying to keep up with Aurora
(c) being an old father
(d) ever having married Aurora

3. What is Ganesha?
(a) a kind of Hindu offering left before Siva
(b) a Hindu god with a human body and an elephant head
(c) a type of rare emerald found only in India
(d) a special food prepared for Hindu holy days

4. How does Moraes refer to the saga of his family?
(a) the legends of the battling da Gamas of Cochin
(b) the legends of the peppery da Gamas of Cochin
(c) the spice of the legendary da Gamas of Cochin
(d) the times of the crazy da Gamas of Cochin

5. What characterizes the strange speech patterns of the family?
(a) speaking breathlessly and staccato
(b) making up senseless words
(c) reversing word order in sentences
(d) adding ofy to verbs and o to many nouns

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens that turns Carmen into a nurse for Aires and his lover?

3. What do the British authorities do to Camoens and Aires?

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

5. What changes Camoens from Gandhi to Nehru?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the transformation of Abraham?

2. How does Aurora begin her art career?

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

4. How does the war affect Abraham's running of the family spice business?

5. After reconciling, what plans do Moor and Abraham make?

6. What are the historical connections of the family Moor comes from?

7. How does Francisco defile Epifania's worship place?

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

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

10. As Aurora's popularity wanes, what does she do with her life?

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