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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel does Malvina purchase despite the fact that some consider the book to be inappropriate for girls to read?
(a) Nana.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) The Crime of Father Amaro.
(d) The Maias.

2. Who speaks at the opening ceremony for the School of Industrial Arts and Crafts?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Felipe the shoemaker.
(c) The Doctor.
(d) Dr. Maurício Caires.

3. What type of bird does Nacib purchase for Gabriela?
(a) A canary.
(b) A cardinal.
(c) An oriole.
(d) A finch.

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

5. Who leads the group of hoodlums that attempt to beat up the engineer in charge of the sandbar project in an effort to force him to leave Ilhéus?
(a) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(b) Colonel Amâncio Leal.
(c) Whitey.
(d) Colonel Melk Tavares.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers Gabriela a house of her own if she leaves Nacib?

2. What part of the sandbar project do the townspeople never tire of watching?

3. What language is Nacib's language of love?

4. Why does Gabriela think she might not like to marry Nacib, given the opportunity?

5. Who was Gabriela's first lover?

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