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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who requests to paint Maria?
(a) Raf Heart.
(b) Ralf Hughes
(c) Ralf Hart.
(d) Ralf Howe.

2. In Geneva, what classes does Maria enroll in?
(a) Italian classes.
(b) French cooking classes.
(c) French classes.
(d) Dancing classes.

3. What does Maria remember about the girls at her first club?
(a) They were so nice.
(b) They were so rude.
(c) A girl told her about a place where girls get money for entertainment.
(d) That they told her to leave quickly.

4. Who is Maria's first love?
(a) A 13 year old boy.
(b) An 11 year old boy.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A neighbor.

5. Which of the following is NOT a category for Maria's customers?
(a) The Exterminator.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) The Pretty Woman.
(d) The Devourer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maria always cognizant of because of her mother's warning?

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

3. How much time does Maria calculate spending being intimate with her customer?

4. How much money does Maria receive from her employment contract?

5. Where is the man that approaches Maria on the beach from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Maria leaves her hometown in Brazil.

2. Describe Ralf Hart.

3. Explain how Maria feels about taking the job in Switzerland.

4. Describe Maria's first night at Copacabana.

5. Describe where Maria goes after leaving her first job?

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

7. Describe Maria's opinion about boys at the end of her adolescent years.

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

9. Describe the proposition Maria receives from the Arab after accepting her modeling job.

10. Describe how the novel begins.

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