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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. What does the man send Maria to wear to dinner?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A pants suit.
(c) A dress and high heels.
(d) Pearls.

2. What is Maria's life compared to in Chapter 9?
(a) A roller coaster.
(b) A modern life.
(c) A ferris wheel.
(d) Her mom's life.

3. Where is the man that approaches Maria on the beach from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Austria.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What do Maria's instincts tell her about the job in Geneva?
(a) That she should return to the drape shop.
(b) To take it.
(c) That it's a sign from God.
(d) To not accpet it.

5. What is Maria always cognizant of because of her mother's warning?
(a) That beauty fades.
(b) That she is past her prime.
(c) That she needs to marry.
(d) That she will get fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Maria drawn to during her period of no work?

2. Who counsels Maria to read?

3. How many categories does Maria associate to her customers?

4. Where does Maria go after spending time with the Arab man?

5. Where does Maria go to find great adventure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maria struggle with after she adapts to prostitution?

2. What is Maria's financial situation like when she arrives in Geneva?

3. Describe Maria's calculations of the time she spends with a customer.

4. Describe Maria's relationship with the Arab man.

5. Describe why Maria gets angry when her first love speaks to her.

6. Explain how the roller coaster Maria sees is like her life.

7. What is significant about what Maria remembers the girls at Roger's club telling her?

8. What do Maria's parents do for a living and how does it affect her home?

9. Describe the three roles Maria takes when she works.

10. Describe the proposition Maria receives from the Arab after accepting her modeling job.

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