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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. How long does it take Ralf to paint Maria?

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

3. Where does Maria work after she finishes school?

4. Where is the man that approaches Maria on the beach from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ralf Hart.

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

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

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

5. Describe Maria's first kiss.

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

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

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

9. Describe why Maria leaves her hometown in Brazil.

10. What happens to Maria just before her money runs out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the absence of Maria's father could have influenced her ease in assimilating to a life of prostitution?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Maria's mentality of what a woman's role is with that of the mentality of most women living in the twenty-first century.

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