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

2. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?
(a) Midwifery.
(b) Teaching elementary school.
(c) Rental properties and selling cakes and candies.
(d) Dancing in a cabaret.

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

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

5. Which character announces the end of the rain on the first clear morning?
(a) Colonel Jesuíno Mendonça.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(d) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What innovation will be introduced to Ilhéus in the new hotel?

2. How long has Nacib owned the Vesuvius bar?

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

4. Where will Anabela's dance performance take place?

5. Where do the male gossips gather in Ilhéus?

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