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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria study from the library books?

2. What does Maria say is obvious that men pay money for?

3. In Chapter 14, how many months does Maria note she has until her one-year deadline is over?

4. How does Maria feel about her life after she leaves the Arab man?

5. What does Maria contemplate after she leaves the Arab man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Maria just before her money runs out?

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

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

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

5. What does Maria dream about whenever she returns home?

6. Describe what Maria does to become better educated about her new profession?

7. Explain why Maria's mother is shocked at Maria's change in priorities.

8. Describe Maria's first night at Copacabana.

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

10. How does Maria react to her turn of fate after her night with the Arab man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Coelho uses dramatic irony when the librarian lectures Maria about her new knowledge on sex.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the Latin culture's mentality of living differs from Maria's mentality of living. What does the culture place great importance on that Maria disregards?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the title's significance and how Maria determines her calculations.

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