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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does she open the windows at night?
(a) to let in the moonlight
(b) to let in mosquitos to torment Epifania
(c) to let in boys who visit her at night
(d) to listen to the nightingales

2. What is Ganesha?
(a) a Hindu god with a human body and an elephant head
(b) a kind of Hindu offering left before Siva
(c) a type of rare emerald found only in India
(d) a special food prepared for Hindu holy days

3. Who is the person he begins his narrative with?
(a) homosexual great uncle, Aires da Gama
(b) his father, Abraham Zogoiby
(c) his mother, Aurora
(d) his grandmother, Isabella Ximena Souza da Gama

4. Who steps up to claim responsibility for the disappearances of things in the house?
(a) the houseboys
(b) Aurora
(c) the latrine cleaners
(d) the gardeners

5. What happens to the chapel after Francisco dies?
(a) it becomes his mausoleum
(b) it is left as a monument to him
(c) it is restored to its original decor
(d) it is raxed to the ground

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?

2. What does Moraes call the Black Gold of Malabar?

3. How does Moraes refer to the saga of his family?

4. What was like the largest, hottest dish of curry ever cooked?

5. Why is Moraes estranged from his mother?

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