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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. Who counsels Maria to read?

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

3. What is the name of the bar Maria enters when she searches for her new job?

4. How old is Maria when she finishes school?

5. What happens to Maria's first love?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Maria's parents do for a living and how does it affect her home?

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

5. Describe the three roles Maria takes when she works.

6. Describe why Maria leaves her hometown in Brazil.

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

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

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

10. What does Maria struggle with after she adapts to prostitution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Geneva with Brazil. How do they 2 locations greatly affect Maria?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Maria's pleasure in pain experiences with Terence and Ralf. Why do they differ so greatly?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Maria's life to that of the life of a roller coaster. Why is this a good metaphor for Coelho to have used in support of his comparisons?

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