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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Epifania conspire to gain control of the family business?
(a) her current lover
(b) the foreman at the family business
(c) her granddaughter, Aurora
(d) her daughters-in-law, Belle and Carmen

2. How does Moraes say Aurora became so famous at the Ganesha festival?
(a) by underwriting the cost of Ganesha celebrations
(b) by throwing lavish parties for Ganesha
(c) by dancing on the roof of her house
(d) by painting protraits of Ganesha

3. Why is Moraes estranged from his mother?
(a) a clash over money
(b) a disagreement about religion
(c) a disagreement about art
(d) a clash over his lover, Uma

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

5. How did Francisco leave his estate and the Gama Trading Company?
(a) totally to Epifania
(b) equally divided between his two sons
(c) half to his family and half to the nationalist movement
(d) to a charity for homeless Indians

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Epifania's example cause the rest of the family to do?

2. About what does Moraes soliloquize at the beginning of chapter 7?

3. For what is the synagogue famous?

4. What allows Aurora and Abie to reunite?

5. Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?

(see the answer key)

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