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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary nickname does Iracema give to Malvina?
(a) The Black Widow.
(b) The Bronze Virgin.
(c) Sherezade.
(d) The Rose of Jerico.

2. Who first suggests to Nacib that he hire Gabriela as the cook for the Commerce Restaurant?
(a) João Fulgêncio.
(b) Dona Arminda.
(c) Tonico Bastos.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

3. With which women does Mundinho Falção dance during the ball?
(a) Gabriela and Malvina.
(b) Malvina and Celestina.
(c) Gloria and Gabriela.
(d) Iracema and Jerusa.

4. Which of Gabriela's friends stops coming to visit her after she becomes Mrs. Saad?
(a) Tuísca.
(b) Fagundes.
(c) Tonico.
(d) Clemente.

5. What happens to the bird that Nacib purchases for Gabriela?
(a) The bird escapes while Gabriela is cleaning its cage.
(b) Gabriela's cat kills it.
(c) Gabriela sets it free.
(d) Gabriela gives it to Dona Arminda.

6. Which character is driven by Christian charity to sit in the seat vacated by Dr. Alfredo's wife at the lecture on New Currents in Modern Literature?
(a) Jerusa.
(b) Tonico Bastos.
(c) Father Basílio.
(d) Professor Josué.

7. What event coincides with Dr. Argileu Palmeira's lecture?
(a) A state funeral.
(b) A movie premeire.
(c) A public debate.
(d) The circus.

8. What part of the sandbar project do the townspeople never tire of watching?
(a) The chief engineer.
(b) The tugboats.
(c) The dredges.
(d) The deep sea divers.

9. Who escorts Gabriela home from Colonel Ramiro Bastos' house on the night of the manhunt?
(a) Alfredo Bastos, his wife, and Jerusa.
(b) Tonico Bastos.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Dr. Demosthenes.

10. What object does Colonel Melk Tavares have with him when he interrupts the engineer talking to Malvina?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A whip.
(d) A blueprint.

11. What is the opinion of the federal examination supervisor of the event organized to inaugurate the Commercial Association's library?
(a) It is provincial.
(b) It is great fun.
(c) It is very dull.
(d) It is sophisticated.

12. From whom does Gabriela keep her participation in the Christmas pageant a secret?
(a) Jerusa.
(b) Dona Arminda.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Tuísca.

13. What special part is Gabriela asked to perform in the Three Kings pageant?
(a) Playing the Virgin Mary.
(b) Carrying the banner.
(c) Carrying the horn.
(d) Playing the drums.

14. What does Nacib do on the day following his discussion with Mundinho about Gabriela and the restaurant?
(a) Asks Gabriela to come back to him.
(b) Buys an iron stove.
(c) Sells Gabriela's jewelry and clothing.
(d) Sends for a cook from Rio.

15. How long does it take for news of São Paulo Modern Art Week to reach Ilhéus?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malvina want to do when she finishes school at the end of the year?

2. Fagundes asks Gabriela to take a message to whom?

3. All of Dr. Argileu Palmeira's children are named after ______________.

4. Who was Gabriela's first lover?

5. What event does Colonel Ramiro Bastos attend against his doctor's orders?

(see the answer keys)

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