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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) How to play piano.
(c) How to cook.
(d) The local language.

2. What does Maria's first love ask her?
(a) To carry her books.
(b) To sit next to her.
(c) To borrow a pencil.
(d) To walk with her.

3. How much money does the Arab man give Maria?
(a) 2,000 francs.
(b) 500 francs.
(c) 400 francs.
(d) 1,000 francs.

4. What does the man send Maria to wear to dinner?
(a) A dress and high heels.
(b) A pants suit.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) Pearls.

5. How much time does Maria calculate she spends with each customer?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) A day.
(d) An hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maria blame for her lack of knowledge about her inexperience with her second love?

2. How long does Maria work in the draper's shop?

3. In Geneva, what classes does Maria enroll in?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how the novel begins.

4. Describe Maria's opinion about boys at the end of her adolescent years.

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

6. What is Maria's financial situation like when she arrives in Geneva?

7. Describe the categories Maria gives to her different types of customers.

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

9. Describe what Maria does to become better educated about her new profession?

10. Explain how the roller coaster Maria sees is like her life.

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