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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Colonel Melk Tavares punish his daughter for her disobedience?
(a) He burns her with a branding iron.
(b) He locks her in her room.
(c) He beats her with a whip.
(d) He sends her to a convent.

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

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

4. Why does Gabriela think she might not like to marry Nacib, given the opportunity?
(a) She might not be able to visit him at the bar anymore.
(b) She might not be able to go to the movies with Dona Arminda.
(c) She might have to wear shoes all the time.
(d) She might have to move to Arabia with him.

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

6. Mundinho Falção announces his candidacy for what office?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Head of the Municipal Council.
(c) Federal congressman.
(d) Governor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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) Father Basílio.
(b) Jerusa.
(c) Tonico Bastos.
(d) Professor Josué.

14. What does Nhô-Galo declare to be the greatest proof of love?
(a) Fidelity.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Expensive gifts.

15. Who scares Fernand the chef away from Ilhéus?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Sete Voltas.
(c) Tuísca.
(d) Whitey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gabriela uncomfortable at the New Year's Ball?

2. Who ends Gloria's loneliness?

3. What bar does Tonico frequent after the incident between him and Gabriela?

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

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

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