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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Of Newspapers and Hearts on Fire, Gabriela and Arminda, By Lamplight, and Of the Ball and the Englishwoman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anabela ask the men at the bar to write for her?
(a) Opinions about her performance.
(b) Love letters.
(c) Poetry.
(d) A history of Ilhéus.

2. What news does Mundinho Falção break to his family during his visit?
(a) He plans to run for political office.
(b) He is terminally ill.
(c) He plans to become a businessman.
(d) He is getting married.

3. Who teaches Gabriela to wear a rose behind her ear?
(a) Lazy Chico.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Felipe the shoemaker.
(d) Tuísca.

4. What innovation will be introduced to Ilhéus in the new hotel?
(a) A hot tub.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) An elevator.
(d) An escalator.

5. Why does Dona Arminda believe that Gabriela must be a natural spirit medium?
(a) Gabriela is able to predict the weather.
(b) Gabriela talks to ghosts.
(c) Gabriela is able to predict the future.
(d) Gabriela made friends with a mean stray cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Gabriela's first lover?

2. What word does Gabriela use to describe Nacib that surprises him?

3. At the slave market, who offers Clemente a job?

4. What novel does Malvina purchase despite the fact that some consider the book to be inappropriate for girls to read?

5. What is the name of the Bastos' weekly newspaper?

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