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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria realize when she speaks with the Arab's modeling agency?

2. What does Maria accept from the man that approaches her on the beach?

3. How does Maria begin to feel during her period of no work?

4. Who calls Maria just before she runs out of money?

5. Where does Maria work after she finishes school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maria's first kiss.

2. Describe the proposition Maria receives from the Arab after accepting her modeling job.

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

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

5. Describe where Maria goes after leaving her first job?

6. Describe how Maria and the man she meets on the beach overcome their language barrier.

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

8. Describe how the novel begins.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the history of prostitution is prevalent throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Coelho wrote the novel in the third person omniscient point of view. Compare and contrast what the third person omniscient point of view offers the reader that first person cannot.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of Maria's diary entry about the caged bird in relationship to Maria's own state of being.

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