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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moraes say his mother died?
(a) falling from her roof onto the rocks below
(b) being poisoned by her servants
(c) living to a ripe old age
(d) having a heart attack on her roof

2. How is Abraham's physical infirmity introduced?
(a) he feels his chest tighten with asthma
(b) he has to rest if he walks far
(c) he often cannot sleep
(d) he coughs up blood

3. How does Aurora treat Abraham?
(a) she is dominating and abusing
(b) she is indifferent and uncaring
(c) she is subservient and loving
(d) she is meek and gentle

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

5. Where does Aurora live?
(a) in a small cottage behind Epifania's mansion
(b) in her uncle Aires' house
(c) in her grandmother's household
(d) in her own mansion

Short Answer Questions

1. How does he get the money to restore the business after the losses?

2. Who serves as model for Aurora's Moor paintings?

3. What is the analogy to Rumpelstiltskin?

4. What term of endearment does Aurora use when speaking of Abraham?

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

(see the answer key)

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