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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the family legend say is in Flory's treasure chest?
(a) a four hundred year old crown
(b) diamonds from Africa
(c) gold smuggled out of Spain
(d) a golden statue of Siva

2. For what is the synagogue famous?
(a) blue tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling
(b) ivory tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling
(c) multi-colored tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling
(d) green tiles that cover its floor, walls, and ceiling

3. What exists in a Benengeli village on a hill?
(a) a cave of buried treasure
(b) a shrine to St. Helena
(c) Vasco Miranda's fortress
(d) a lighthouse for ships

4. Who is Flory Zogoiby's husband and father of her child?
(a) Eli Castile
(b) Joshua Castile
(c) Benjamin Castile
(d) Soloman Castile

5. What is a likely reason Flory had made her money?
(a) she had smuggled hasheesh
(b) she had been a fence for jewel thieves
(c) she had been a prostitute
(d) she had embezzled from the synagogue

Short Answer Questions

1. What characterizes the strange speech patterns of the family?

2. Who makes a pilgrimage to Malgudi on the river Sarayu, to see the great Mahatma Gandhi?

3. What does Moraes say about breathing?

4. Who eventually gains control of the family businesses?

5. Why does Camoens turn to secularism?

(see the answer key)

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