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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 On the Art of Gossiping and Gabriela on the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who informs Colonel Ramiro Bastos that Mundinho Falção has ensured the accreditation of the Ilhéus high school?
(a) Professor Josué.
(b) The Governor.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Enoch.

2. What type of business does Jacob the Russian open in Ilhéus?
(a) A cabaret.
(b) A bus company.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A dry goods store.

3. What crop is threatened by both lack of rain and excessive rain in Ilhéus in the year 1925?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Brazil nuts.
(d) Cacao.

4. Where will Anabela's dance performance take place?
(a) The movie theatre.
(b) The brothel.
(c) The cabaret.
(d) The town hall.

5. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?
(a) Having bad tempers.
(b) Their Nativity tableau.
(c) Their restaurant.
(d) Their charitable works.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?

2. Where do the female gossips gather in Ilhéus?

3. According to the Doctor's book, what killed the poet Teodoro de Castro?

4. Who left the lipstick smears on Nacib's face and chest?

5. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?

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