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

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

3. Why is Moraes Zogoiby on the run?
(a) he is chased by wolves
(b) he has escaped from prison
(c) he is leaving his wife
(d) he has embexxled a fortune

4. What does Epifania's example cause the rest of the family to do?
(a) take up Catholicism
(b) join in her religious devotion
(c) throw off organized religion
(d) fear her connection to God

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What allows Aurora and Abie to reunite?

2. Where has Moraes left a trail of written narratives?

3. How does Moraes say he is living?

4. Who does Moor say is the woman who transformed, exalted and ruined his life?

5. What angers Aires by their disappearance?

(see the answer key)

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