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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. What does Maria decide to learn in Geneva?
(a) How to do ballet.
(b) The local language.
(c) How to play piano.
(d) How to cook.

2. How many marriages has Ralf been in?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. Why is Maria not ready to return home after staying in Geneva?
(a) She does not want to be ridiculed for her failure.
(b) She does not want to buy a house.
(c) She does not want to get married.
(d) She does not want to have a baby.

4. Why is Maria mad when her first love speaks to her?
(a) He has a lisp.
(b) He broke the romantic spell.
(c) He won't look at her when he talks to her.
(d) She doesn't really like him.

5. What does Maria's father do for a living?
(a) He's a doctor.
(b) He's a traveling salesman.
(c) He's a farmer.
(d) He's a pharmacist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maria focus on when she is working as a prostitute?

3. Where does Maria leave from to find great adventure?

4. How does Maria choose to react to her situation in Geneva?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship of Maria and her first boss.

2. What happens to Maria just before her money runs out?

3. Describe Maria's first night at Copacabana.

4. Describe Maria's relationship with the Arab man.

5. Describe how Maria feels the night after her experience with the Arab man.

6. Describe Maria's calculations of the time she spends with a customer.

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

8. What is significant about what Maria remembers the girls at Roger's club telling her?

9. Describe why Maria leaves her hometown in Brazil.

10. What does Maria dream about whenever she returns home?

(see the answer keys)

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