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

2. Who is always the first customer to appear after lunch at Nacib's bar?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Nhô-Galo.
(d) Colonel Ribeirinho.

3. Where does Nacib interrupt Mundinho, the Captain, and the Doctor as they are having dinner and making plans?
(a) Bataclan.
(b) Vesuvius Bar.
(c) Café Chic.
(d) Hotel Coelho.

4. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?
(a) Landscaping the parks.
(b) Establishing a daily newspaper.
(c) Building a new athletic field.
(d) Opening a new hospital.

5. Why are no bets placed on a murder trial of an unfaithful wife?
(a) These trials all end in acquittals.
(b) There is no interest in these trials.
(c) It is illegal to bet on the outcome of trials in Ilhéus
(d) It is considered disrespectful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?

2. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?

3. What does Nacib tell Mundinho that Colonel Ramiro Bastos called him?

4. Who begins to pursue Risoleta's affections at the cabaret in front of Nacib?

5. At the slave market, who offers Clemente a job?

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