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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Colonel Amâncio lost during his years fighting?
(a) One eye and the use of one arm.
(b) One leg and one ear.
(c) All of his land.
(d) All of his friends.

2. Who is the first to follow Gabriela and join in the dancing of The Three Kings pageant?
(a) Iracema.
(b) Mundinho.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Jerusa.

3. What does Malvina want to do when she finishes school at the end of the year?
(a) Become a midwife.
(b) Go to medical school.
(c) Get married.
(d) Work in an office.

4. What does Colonel Altino advise Tonico Bastos to do?
(a) To stay with his father and obey him.
(b) To abandon his father and work on behalf of Mundinho.
(c) To convince his father to compromise with Mundinho.
(d) To sabotage Mundinho's political campaign.

5. Who is the director of the rehearsals for the Christmas pageant?
(a) Felipe the shoemaker.
(b) Nilo the dock worker.
(c) El Negro Fagundes.
(d) Dora the seamstress.

6. All of Dr. Argileu Palmeira's poetry books are named after ______________.
(a) Precious stones.
(b) Greek gods and heroes.
(c) Cities of the world.
(d) Brazilian beaches.

7. What is the theme of Dr. Ezequiel's argument at Colonel Jesuíno's trial?
(a) Civilization and progress.
(b) Morality and depravity.
(c) Love and peace.
(d) Justice and impartiality.

8. What language is Nacib's language of love?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Portuguese.

9. What does Colonel Altino advise Mundinho to do when he is visiting the Àguas Pretas plantation?
(a) Concede to Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(b) Send the engineer back to Rio.
(c) Marry Malvina.
(d) Fight back against Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

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

11. What is the title of Dr. Argileu Palmeira's lecture?
(a) Whispers and Screaming.
(b) Tears and Longing.
(c) Life and Death.
(d) Sighs and Fainting.

12. For what favor is Gabriela indebted to Fagundes?
(a) Giving her money.
(b) Providing food for her.
(c) Carrying her sick uncle.
(d) Protecting her from Clemente.

13. Who offers Gabriela a house of her own if she leaves Nacib?
(a) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(b) The Judge.
(c) Tonico Bastos.
(d) Colonel Ribeirinho.

14. Why is the bird that Nacib purchases for Gabriela called a sofrê?
(a) It has a sad song.
(b) It is small.
(c) It is beautiful.
(d) It is yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Malvina purchase despite the fact that some consider the book to be inappropriate for girls to read?

2. To what animal does Clemente compare Gabriela?

3. Which of the colonels has a big party to inaugurate his new house at Christmastime?

4. Why does Dona Arminda believe that Gabriela must be a natural spirit medium?

5. What object does Colonel Melk Tavares have with him when he interrupts the engineer talking to Malvina?

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