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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. How does Maria feel about her life after she leaves the Arab man?
(a) Happy.
(b) Saddened.
(c) She has no control.
(d) She is in control.

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

3. How old is Maria when she finishes school?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

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

5. What does the person want who calls Maria before she runs out of money?
(a) To hire her for a fashion show.
(b) To bring her home.
(c) To rehire her.
(d) To tell her her dad is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria dream of buying when she returns to Brazil?

2. Who does Maria speak to in the bar she enters when searching for a new job?

3. What is Maria's struggle in prostitution?

4. What topic does Maria want to become more educated on?

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

3. Describe how the novel begins.

4. Describe what Maria does to help her depression during her period of no work.

5. How does Maria react to her turn of fate after her night with the Arab man?

6. Describe Maria's first night at Copacabana.

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

8. Describe Ralf Hart.

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

10. Explain why Maria's mother is shocked at Maria's change in priorities.

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