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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 are the two co-workers who get in a fight from?

2. How does Maria feel about the place she and Ralf go?

3. What does her surprise guest believe he and Maria have now reached in their second meeting?

4. How does Maria feel about her purchase before she is supposed to see Ralf again?

5. What does Maria's coworker and customer show her in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Maria and Ralf the night before Maria is to fly home?

2. How is Maria's life very lucrative by her first experience with Ralf?

3. How do Maria and Ralf entice each other after Maria's first time with Terence?

4. How does Maria react to Ralf coming to visit her at work?

5. How does Milan react to Maria spending an evening with Ralf?

6. Describe how Terence finds pleasure.

7. Describe Maria and Ralf's first experience when he is her customer.

8. How does Milan react to the coworker's situation that Maria witnesses?

9. How does the librarian react to the books she reads?

10. Describe Maria and Ralf's third encounter at the hotel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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