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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only thing that Malvina likes about Ilhéus?
(a) Her modern style house.
(b) Her classmates.
(c) The meetings of the Rui Barbosa Literary Society.
(d) The dances at the Progress Club.

2. How much does Mundinho pay for the tea set donated to the auction by Jerusa?
(a) Five hundred milreis.
(b) Five thousand milreis.
(c) One hundred milreis.
(d) One thousand milreis.

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

4. Why is Gabriela uncomfortable at the New Year's Ball?
(a) She is too hot.
(b) Her dress is too tight.
(c) She is too cold.
(d) Her shoes pinch her big toe.

5. Why does the woman attack Gabriela in The Big Noise?
(a) She thinks Gabriela is sleeping with Whitey.
(b) She thinks Gabriela is trying to get Whitey in trouble.
(c) She thinks Gabriela is trying to steal from her.
(d) She thinks Gabriela is trying to get her fired.

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

7. Why is Professor Josué's heart in mourning?
(a) Malvina has become engaged to Mundinho.
(b) Malvina has become ill and died.
(c) Malvina spends time walking on the avenue with the engineer.
(d) Malvina has decided to join a convent.

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

9. How far away from the village is Colonel Altino's Águas Claras plantation located?
(a) Two hundred miles.
(b) Two tenths of a mile.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Two miles.

10. Who was Gabriela's first lover?
(a) Clemente.
(b) Nhôzinho.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Fagundes.

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

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

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

14. Who is the president of the Commercial Association?
(a) Ataúlfo Passos.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Nacib.

15. What bar does Tonico frequent after the incident between him and Gabriela?
(a) The Golden Nectar.
(b) The Green Apple.
(c) The El Dorado.
(d) The Commerce Bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which prostitute helps Nacib forget about Gabriela?

2. What does Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars offer Gabriela that makes her consider his proposition for the first time?

3. Who shoots Colonel Aristóteles Pires in the chest?

4. Who ends Gloria's loneliness?

5. To which two historical figures does the Doctor compare the men responsible for the burning of the Ilhéus Daily?

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