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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what favor is Gabriela indebted to Fagundes?
(a) Providing food for her.
(b) Giving her money.
(c) Carrying her sick uncle.
(d) Protecting her from Clemente.

2. Who leads the group of hoodlums that attempt to beat up the engineer in charge of the sandbar project in an effort to force him to leave Ilhéus?
(a) Colonel Amâncio Leal.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Colonel Melk Tavares.
(d) Whitey.

3. After experimenting with modernism, to what doctrine does Professor Josué convert?
(a) Marxism.
(b) Spiritism.
(c) Anarchism.
(d) Socialism.

4. Who tells Nacib that he will convince Gabriela to hire a maid?
(a) Father Basílio.
(b) Dona Arminda.
(c) Tuísca.
(d) Tonico Bastos.

5. All of Dr. Argileu Palmeira's poetry books are named after ______________.
(a) Precious stones.
(b) Greek gods and heroes.
(c) Cities of the world.
(d) Brazilian beaches.

6. At the dance for the inauguration for the new headquarters of the Commerical Association, with whom does Malvina dance every dance?
(a) Rômulo.
(b) Mundinho.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Osmundo.

7. Who is the director of the rehearsals for the Christmas pageant?
(a) Dora the seamstress.
(b) El Negro Fagundes.
(c) Felipe the shoemaker.
(d) Nilo the dock worker.

8. What is the only thing that Malvina likes about Ilhéus?
(a) The meetings of the Rui Barbosa Literary Society.
(b) The dances at the Progress Club.
(c) Her modern style house.
(d) Her classmates.

9. Why is Dr. Demosthenes sent for after Colonel Altino's visit?
(a) Tonico Bastos has a heart attack.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos has a heart attack.
(c) Colonel Ramiro Bastos has a fainting spell.
(d) Jerusa Bastos has a fainting spell.

10. What happens to Aristóteles after leaving the hospital?
(a) He becomes gravely ill and dies.
(b) He is struck by lightning.
(c) He is involved in a bus accident.
(d) He recovers and gains some weight.

11. To what animal does Clemente compare Gabriela?
(a) A fox.
(b) An owl.
(c) A glass snake.
(d) A cat.

12. Why is Gabriela uncomfortable at the New Year's Ball?
(a) Her dress is too tight.
(b) Her shoes pinch her big toe.
(c) She is too cold.
(d) She is too hot.

13. What bar does Tonico frequent after the incident between him and Gabriela?
(a) The Commerce Bar.
(b) The Golden Nectar.
(c) The Green Apple.
(d) The El Dorado.

14. Who attempts to publicly snub Gabriela?
(a) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(b) Dona Vera.
(c) Dona Angela.
(d) Nacib's sister.

15. How far away from the village is Colonel Altino's Águas Claras plantation located?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Two tenths of a mile.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which women does Mundinho Falção dance during the ball?

2. To which two historical figures does the Doctor compare the men responsible for the burning of the Ilhéus Daily?

3. What type of bird does Nacib purchase for Gabriela?

4. What happens to the bird that Nacib purchases for Gabriela?

5. Why does the Fagundes refrain from talking back to Colonel Melk Tavares when he is belittled?

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