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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 is represented in Aurora's paintings?
(a) crime and punishment
(b) deep religious convictions
(c) family history and Indian cultures
(d) the haunting of the house

2. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?
(a) it turns dark
(b) it is closed up for a month
(c) it begins to crumble
(d) it becomes merrier

3. From infancy through adolescence, what did Abraham see in the synagogue tiles?
(a) visions of a girl like Aurora
(b) visions of the martyrs
(c) visions of the prophets
(d) visions of his absent father

4. What is Moraes' medical problem?
(a) a bad heart
(b) shortness of breath
(c) lameness
(d) tuberculosis

5. Why does Camoens turn to secularism?
(a) any other path would lead to sectarian violence
(b) in order to spite his mother
(c) the greed of organized religion
(d) another path would require to much sacrifice

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Epifania conspire to gain control of the family business?

2. What happens when distant relatives are invited to stay at the da Gama houses?

3. What is the reader not sure of at this point in chapter four?

4. What does Aurora do locked in her room, allowing no one to enter?

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

(see the answer key)

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