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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 Gabriela Asleep, Of Food and Funerals, A Parenthetical Story with a Moral, and The Banquet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dona Sinhàzinha's wake take place at her cousin's house?
(a) The rest of her family disowned her.
(b) Her cousin was her closest friend.
(c) Her cousin's house was the only space large enough for the event.
(d) Her cousin is her only relative in town.

2. Who are the only two Protestants in Ilhéus?
(a) João Fulgêncio and Dr. Maurício.
(b) Nacib and Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(c) Gloria and Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(d) Diogenes and Dr. Osmundo.

3. Who is the proprietor of the Vesuvius Bar?
(a) Nacib.
(b) Jacob the Russian.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Filomena.

4. Where do the male gossips gather in Ilhéus?
(a) The church.
(b) The Model Stationery Store.
(c) The plaza.
(d) The park.

5. 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 close friend.
(c) He is their stepfather.
(d) He is their godfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings news of Colonel Jesuíno's crime to those congregated at Nacib's bar?

2. Where does Nacib go after attending Dr. Osmundo's wake to dispel the vision of death?

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

4. With whom does Mundinho play checkers and backgammon?

5. What jobs are available in Ilhéus for men who have no trade?

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