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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moraes refer to the saga of his family?
(a) the times of the crazy da Gamas of Cochin
(b) the legends of the battling da Gamas of Cochin
(c) the spice of the legendary da Gamas of Cochin
(d) the legends of the peppery da Gamas of Cochin

2. What is the literary symbolism of Moraes' nailing his passages along his escape route?
(a) Martin Luther's theses on the church door
(b) Christ nailed to the corss
(c) Star of David nailed over Jewish doors
(d) boards nailed over sensual mosaics

3. To what does Moraes refer to as the sub-condiment?
(a) the spice trail from China
(b) inferior quality spices
(c) spices kept under the table
(d) India, exploited for its spices

4. What led Francisco da Gama to make changes in the house and chapel?
(a) artistic temperament
(b) Ghandian simplicity
(c) punishment for Epifania
(d) religious fervor

5. What characterizes the strange speech patterns of the family?
(a) speaking breathlessly and staccato
(b) making up senseless words
(c) adding ofy to verbs and o to many nouns
(d) reversing word order in sentences

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Moraes estranged from his mother?

2. What drove a wedge between the between Epifania and her husband and polarized their sons?

3. To what does Moraes compare his resting place in the cemetery?

4. How does aurora appear on the outside?

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

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