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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 a Charming Rascal, Of Twilight, Of the Intricate Ways of Love, or How Nacib Hired a Cook, and Of the Boat in the Forest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Plantation owner.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Carpenter.

2. Who brings news of Colonel Jesuíno's crime to those congregated at Nacib's bar?
(a) Lazy Chico.
(b) The Doctor.
(c) Tuísca.
(d) The Captain.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Doctor's book, with which historical figure did his ancestor Ofenísia have a clandestine romance?

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

3. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?

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

5. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?

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