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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aurora take her son to Lord Khusro Khusrovani Bhagwan and his charlatan mother-manager?
(a) for a miracle healing of his hand
(b) to become an apprentice
(c) for a metaphysical encounter
(d) for medicine to stunt his growth

2. What do Aurora's pranks make Camoens believe?
(a) the house is haunted by his recently-deceased wife
(b) that Epifania is trying to drive him away
(c) that Epifania has lost her mind
(d) that Aires is trying to kill him

3. 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

4. What is represented in Aurora's paintings?
(a) crime and punishment
(b) deep religious convictions
(c) the haunting of the house
(d) family history and Indian cultures

5. What does Aurora look like as a teenager?
(a) a tall, thin, thirteen year old
(b) a tall, square thirteen year old
(c) a short, beautiful thirteen year old
(d) a short, obese thirteen year old

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aurora treat Abraham?

2. Who helps Moraes cope with his deformity and rapid growth?

3. Why does Camoens turn to secularism?

4. Besides Aurora's pranks, what convinces Camoens that Belle is haunting the house?

5. What foliage does Camoens says is all he need to hear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Aurora and Moor react to the presence of Uma?

2. What is Moor conclusion behind the tragic end of the da Gama-Zogoiby family?

3. What does Moor say are the quirks of Epifania's sons, Aires and Camoens?

4. What has Moraes left on his trail as he sits collecting his breath in the graveyard?

5. Describe the opening of the novel.

6. How does Abraham's adopted son, Adam, bring down the great house of Zogoiby?

7. How does Fielding bring together opposing forces to serve his purposes?

8. As Aurora's popularity wanes, what does she do with her life?

9. Why does Moor have trouble getting to Vasco Miranda in Andalusia?

10. How is Aurora's wish fulfilled in Moraes?

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