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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. What does Maria resolve to do in preparation for the next meeting with Ralf?

3. How does Maria feel after experiencing the pain from her surprise guest in Chapter 23?

4. How does Maria react to her surprise customer in Chapter 16?

5. What does Milan notice about Maria?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Terence finds pleasure.

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

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

6. How does Maria feel about her home and Geneva after her first experience with Ralf?

7. How do Maria and Ralf connect in their first time when he is her customer?

8. Explain how Maria reacts to her second experience with Terence?

9. What does Ralf force Maria to do in relation to pleasure in pain?

10. Describe Terence's personal life in relation to his trips to Geneva.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Virgin Mary's importance in relation to Maria and her internal struggles. Who does the Virgin Mary represent for Maria?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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