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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Epifania's last words?
(a) a prayer to St. Francis
(b) a song of praise
(c) a curse on Aurora
(d) a blessing for Aurora

2. What foliage does Camoens says is all he need to hear?
(a) olive trees
(b) his family tree
(c) spice plants
(d) bougainvillias

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

4. 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 peppery da Gamas of Cochin
(c) the spice of the legendary da Gamas of Cochin
(d) the legends of the battling da Gamas of Cochin

5. What does Moraes say Aurora found out about the mushroom crone?
(a) she was a ghost that people sometimes saw
(b) she was a well known witch at Lonavla caves
(c) everyone called her the madwoman
(d) no one had ever heard of her

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person allowed to see the paintings?

2. How is Abraham's physical infirmity introduced?

3. What exists in a Benengeli village on a hill?

4. Where does Aurora achieve fame for her artwork and her political activities?

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

(see the answer key)

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