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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. How old is Maria when she falls in love for the second time?

2. How many months pass before Maria adapts to prostitution's rituals?

3. What unspoken promise is insinuated between Maria and her boss?

4. Where does Maria end up after her stroll?

5. Which of the following is NOT a category for Maria's customers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe why Maria leaves her hometown in Brazil.

3. What does Maria determine about men after the modeling agency calls again about the fashion show?

4. Describe Ralf Hart.

5. Describe how Maria and the man she meets on the beach overcome their language barrier.

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

7. Describe the relationship of Maria and her first boss.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Geneva with Brazil. How do they 2 locations greatly affect Maria?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Maria's mentality of what a woman's role is with that of the mentality of most women living in the twenty-first century.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the history of prostitution is prevalent throughout the novel.

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