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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. According to João Fulgêncio, why is Gloria a public utility and a social necessity?
(a) She keeps Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro out of trouble.
(b) She gives the spinsters something to talk about.
(c) She raises the sex life of the community to a higher level.
(d) Her beauty inspires poetry and art.

2. What jobs are available in Ilhéus for men who have no trade?
(a) Business.
(b) Constructing houses and other buildings.
(c) Working in the cacao warehouses or on the docks.
(d) Farming.

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

4. Who begins to pursue Risoleta's affections at the cabaret in front of Nacib?
(a) Prince Sandra.
(b) Dr. Ezequiel.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Tonico Bastos.

5. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?
(a) He owes money for gambling debts.
(b) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.
(c) He needs to make money to support his widowed mother.
(d) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.

Short Answer Questions

1. After speaking to the Dos Reis sisters, where does Nacib begin his search for a cook?

2. Which character is Nacib's employee and brings him the news that Filomena is leaving Ilhéus?

3. Who is the only person in the bar to openly express sadness at the killing of Dona Sinhàzinha?

4. Why does Dona Sinhàzinha's wake take place at her cousin's house?

5. What does Anabela ask the men at the bar to write for her?

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