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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 is the name of the place the girls from Maria's first club mention to her?

2. How much time does Maria calculate she spends with each customer?

3. What does Maria's mother do for a living?

4. What is Maria always cognizant of because of her mother's warning?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Maria's first kiss.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Maria determine about men after the modeling agency calls again about the fashion show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the different moments where Maria ignores all forms of caution and then when she adheres to caution. Explain what makes her react cautiously to some situations and not to others.

Essay Topic 3

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

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