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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Second Chapter: The Loneliness of Gloria, Sections titled Of Temptation at the Window, Of the Cruel Law, Of Black Stockings, and Of the Law of Concubines.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Mundinho Falção confess the reason for his initial move to Ilhéus?
(a) Jacob the Russian.
(b) Nacib.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

2. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?
(a) A guava.
(b) Cacao.
(c) A banana.
(d) A mango.

3. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?
(a) He owes money for gambling debts.
(b) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.
(c) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.
(d) He needs to make money to support his widowed mother.

4. What item does Clemente carry with him during his journey to Ilhéus?
(a) A concertina.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A Bible.

5. According to the Doctor's book, what killed the poet Teodoro de Castro?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) Apoplexy.
(c) A ruptured appendix.
(d) A broken hip.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which organization do the high society women who walk barefoot in the procession belong?

2. What news does Mundinho Falção break to his family during his visit?

3. Who is the object of Professor Josué's passionate love?

4. Who brought the architect who designed the first modern style house in town to Ilhéus?

5. Who objects to Anabela the ballerina's performance on grounds of morality?

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