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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings a photographer to meet the engineer as he arrives in the harbor?
(a) Colonel Ribeirinho.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Clóvis Costa.
(d) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

2. Who teaches Gabriela to wear a rose behind her ear?
(a) Tuísca.
(b) Nacib.
(c) Lazy Chico.
(d) Felipe the shoemaker.

3. Who advises Clemente to forget about Gabriela?
(a) Colonel Melk Tavares.
(b) Fagundes.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Professor Josué.

4. Whom does Nacib encounter in Seabra Plaza sunning himself?
(a) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

5. Who brought the architect who designed the first modern style house in town to Ilhéus?
(a) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(b) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) Colonel Melk Tavares.

6. What is Dr. Felismino's nickname?
(a) Dr. Evil.
(b) Wild Boar.
(c) Mr. Cruel.
(d) Tame Ox.

7. Which two characters are rivals for the title of Ilhéus' most eloquent orator?
(a) Nacib and Mundinho Falção.
(b) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars and Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Florzinha and Quinquina Dos Reis.
(d) The Doctor and the Capitan.

8. What type of business does Jacob the Russian open in Ilhéus?
(a) A bus company.
(b) A cabaret.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A dry goods store.

9. Where does Nacib interrupt Mundinho, the Captain, and the Doctor as they are having dinner and making plans?
(a) Bataclan.
(b) Vesuvius Bar.
(c) Hotel Coelho.
(d) Café Chic.

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

11. Why are no bets placed on a murder trial of an unfaithful wife?
(a) It is illegal to bet on the outcome of trials in Ilhéus
(b) These trials all end in acquittals.
(c) There is no interest in these trials.
(d) It is considered disrespectful.

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

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

14. Who is Jacob the Russian's partner?
(a) Mundinho Falção
(b) Moacir Estrêla.
(c) Nacib.
(d) The Doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does the Captain attempt to teach Gabriela?

2. What performance will take place at the movie theater?

3. How does Gabriela express her gratitude for the gifts that Nacib brings her?

4. Who is always the first customer to appear after lunch at Nacib's bar?

5. Who left the lipstick smears on Nacib's face and chest?

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