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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?
(a) They refused to invest in his bus company.
(b) They refused to give him a loan for his small business.
(c) He was not made president of the municipal council.
(d) He was not appointed drain commissioner.

2. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Plantation owner.
(d) Carpenter.

3. Who is the only person in the bar to openly express sadness at the killing of Dona Sinhàzinha?
(a) Nacib.
(b) Professor Josué.
(c) Anabela.
(d) Diogenes.

4. What news does Mundinho Falção break to his family during his visit?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He is terminally ill.
(c) He plans to become a businessman.
(d) He plans to run for political office.

5. What jobs are available in Ilhéus for men who have no trade?
(a) Business.
(b) Farming.
(c) Working in the cacao warehouses or on the docks.
(d) Constructing houses and other buildings.

6. What game does the Captain attempt to teach Gabriela?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Old maid.
(c) Chess.
(d) Checkers.

7. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?
(a) Landscaping the parks.
(b) Opening a new hospital.
(c) Building a new athletic field.
(d) Establishing a daily newspaper.

8. What is one reason that Nacib has never married?
(a) He does not want to have to kill his wife if she deceives him.
(b) He prefers solitude.
(c) He does not like children.
(d) He enjoys his bachelor lifestyle.

9. What does Nacib tell Mundinho that Colonel Ramiro Bastos called him?
(a) An alien.
(b) A coward.
(c) A foreigner.
(d) An outsider.

10. According to the Doctor's book, with which historical figure did his ancestor Ofenísia have a clandestine romance?
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(b) Henry XIII.
(c) Caramuru.
(d) Emperor Pedro II.

11. What do the Dos Reis sisters recommend that Nacib do to avoid having a problem finding a cook in the future?
(a) Get married.
(b) Teach Chico to cook.
(c) Close the bar.
(d) Learn to cook.

12. Who begins to pursue Risoleta's affections at the cabaret in front of Nacib?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Dr. Ezequiel.
(c) Prince Sandra.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

13. Who objects to Anabela the ballerina's performance on grounds of morality?
(a) Diogenes.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Nacib.
(d) The Doctor.

14. According to João Fulgêncio, why is Gloria a public utility and a social necessity?
(a) She gives the spinsters something to talk about.
(b) She raises the sex life of the community to a higher level.
(c) She keeps Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro out of trouble.
(d) Her beauty inspires poetry and art.

15. What is Dona Sinhàzinha wearing when she dies?
(a) Nothing.
(b) White lingerie.
(c) A housecoat.
(d) Black stockings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?

2. Whose attendance at Dona Sinhàzinha's wake surprises the other mourners?

3. Where was Nacib born?

4. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?

5. What socially recognized relationship does Father Basílio have with the children he fathered with Otália?

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