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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 enjoys his bachelor lifestyle.
(c) He prefers solitude.
(d) He does not like children.

2. What does Colonel Ramiro send Tonico to Rio to study?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Law.

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

4. Who are the only two Protestants in Ilhéus?
(a) Gloria and Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(b) Diogenes and Dr. Osmundo.
(c) João Fulgêncio and Dr. Maurício.
(d) Nacib and Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.

5. Who is always the first customer to appear after lunch at Nacib's bar?
(a) Mundinho Falção.
(b) Colonel Ribeirinho.
(c) Tonico Bastos.
(d) Nhô-Galo.

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

7. Whose attendance at Dona Sinhàzinha's wake surprises the other mourners?
(a) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(b) Colonel Jesuíno.
(c) Malvina.
(d) Gloria.

8. Whom does Tonico Bastos fear?
(a) His godfather.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

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

10. Who owns the modern style house that is the subject of discussion among the intelligentsia at the Model Stationery Store?
(a) Mundinho Falção.
(b) Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(d) Colonel Melk Tavares.

11. Who donates the photos of movie stars to the Dos Reis sisters' Nativity tableau?
(a) The parishoners at the local church.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) The students at the parochial school.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

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

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

14. Where does Tonico Bastos work?
(a) An engineering firm in Itabuna.
(b) A notary's office in Ilhéus.
(c) A hospital in Bahia.
(d) His father's cacao plantation.

15. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
(a) Her mother-in-law.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe Chico?

2. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?

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

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

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

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