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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. Where does Maria go after spending time with the Arab man?

2. What does Maria find gratifying about her job?

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

4. Where is Maria drawn to during her period of no work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what the girls at Copacabana advise Maria on and her reaction to it?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Ralf Hart.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the initial intimate experiences Maria has with Ralf with those that Maria has with Terence.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Coelho uses dramatic irony when the librarian lectures Maria about her new knowledge on sex.

Essay Topic 3

What does the library represent to Maria? Explain how the library symbolizes her own dreams and desires?

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