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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled Of the Dos Reis Sisters and their Nativity Scene, Of a Desperate Search, Of a Political Boss in the Sun, and Of a Political Conspiracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Nacib encounter in Seabra Plaza sunning himself?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

2. With whom does Mundinho play checkers and backgammon?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Jacob the Russian.
(d) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.

3. What socially recognized relationship does Father Basílio have with the children he fathered with Otália?
(a) He is their godfather.
(b) He is their adoptive father.
(c) He is their close friend.
(d) He is their stepfather.

4. Who left the lipstick smears on Nacib's face and chest?
(a) Ofenísia.
(b) Dona Arminda.
(c) Risoleta.
(d) Filomena.

5. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?
(a) They refused to give him a loan for his small business.
(b) They refused to invest in his bus company.
(c) He was not appointed drain commissioner.
(d) He was not made president of the municipal council.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mundinho, who are the leading exporters of cacao in Ilhéus?

2. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?

3. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?

4. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?

5. Who is the proprietor of the Vesuvius Bar?

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