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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crop is threatened by both lack of rain and excessive rain in Ilhéus in the year 1925?
(a) Brazil nuts.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cacao.
(d) Bananas.

2. What are the two leading cabarets in Ilhéus?
(a) Polaris and the Imperial.
(b) The Bataclan and the Trianon.
(c) The Vesuvius and the Café Chic.
(d) The Golden Nectar and the Green Apple.

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

4. How does Gabriela express her gratitude for the gifts that Nacib brings her?
(a) She makes him a special dessert.
(b) She cooks him a special dinner.
(c) She kisses his cheek.
(d) She kisses the palm of his hand.

5. Tonico tells Nacib that which of Ilhéus' illustrious gentlemen is interested in setting up Gabriela in a house of her own?
(a) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(b) Colonel Ribeirinho.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(d) Colonel Melk Tavares.

6. What are Prince Sandra's and Anabela's respective occupations?
(a) Athlete and cheerleader.
(b) Government official and schoolteacher.
(c) Magician and ballerina.
(d) Monarch and mistress.

7. How much time elapses between Mundinho's announcement that an engineer will be sent from Rio and the arrival of Dr. Rômulo Vieira?
(a) Less than six weeks.
(b) Less than two weeks.
(c) More than three months.
(d) More than three years.

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

9. What is the inherited property given to Dona Sinhàzinha by her father?
(a) A cabaret.
(b) A cacao plantation.
(c) A coconut plantation.
(d) A dentist's office.

10. Which character influences Colonel Ribeirinho's decision to become active in politics in supporting Mundinho?
(a) Nacib.
(b) Gabriela.
(c) Anabela.
(d) Gloria.

11. 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.

12. Who informs Colonel Ramiro Bastos that Mundinho Falção has ensured the accreditation of the Ilhéus high school?
(a) Enoch.
(b) Professor Josué.
(c) Nacib.
(d) The Governor.

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

14. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?
(a) St. Anthony.
(b) St. Ilhéus.
(c) St. John.
(d) St. George.

15. At the slave market, who offers Clemente a job?
(a) Colonel Melk Tavares.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Mundinho Falção break to his family during his visit?

2. With whom does Mundinho play checkers and backgammon?

3. To which organization do the high society women who walk barefoot in the procession belong?

4. Who are the only two Protestants in Ilhéus?

5. Who is considered to be the most elegant man in Ilhéus?

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