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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. Where does Gloria live?
(a) In a brothel.
(b) St. Sebastian Square.
(c) Seabra Plaza.
(d) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro's plantation.

2. After speaking to the Dos Reis sisters, where does Nacib begin his search for a cook?
(a) Pontal.
(b) Unhão Hill.
(c) Conquista.
(d) Seabra Plaza.

3. Where does Nacib interrupt Mundinho, the Captain, and the Doctor as they are having dinner and making plans?
(a) Vesuvius Bar.
(b) Hotel Coelho.
(c) Café Chic.
(d) Bataclan.

4. What is Dona Sinhàzinha wearing when she dies?
(a) Black stockings.
(b) A housecoat.
(c) Nothing.
(d) White lingerie.

5. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother-in-law.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Mundinho play checkers and backgammon?

2. Where does Gabriela usually leave the flower she wears behind her ear?

3. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?

4. What crop is threatened by both lack of rain and excessive rain in Ilhéus in the year 1925?

5. Where do the female gossips gather in Ilhéus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What innovation do Jacob the Russian and Moacir Estrêla introduce to Ilhéus? Why is this significant?

2. What plans does Malvina have for her education? On what grounds does her father object?

3. What natural phenomenon threatens the cacao crop at the beginning of the novel? How do the inhabitants of Ilhéus respond to this situation?

4. Where is Nacib born? How does he become a Brazilian citizen?

5. Why has Filomena finally decided to go and live with her son in Água Preta? Who brings Nacib the news of her departure, and why does he disregard the notice?

6. Who performs Nacib and Gabriela's marriage ceremony? Why is a religious ceremony not a possibility for the couple?

7. How does Nacib respond when he discovers that Gabriela has been unfaithful to him? What solution does João Fulgêncio suggest to avoid having to kill her and Tonico?

8. How does Mundinho Falção send birthday wishes to Colonel Ramiro Bastos? How does the Colonel receive his message?

9. Why does Diogenes object to having Anabela the ballerina perform at his theatre? Where do the men at the bar suggest for her to perform, and why does Prince Sandra agree to this arrangement?

10. How does Colonel Coriolano respond when he discovers that Gloria is having an affair with Professor Josué? What happens to her?

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