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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language is Nacib's language of love?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) French.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Spanish.

2. Who ends Gloria's loneliness?
(a) João Fulgêncio.
(b) Tonico Bastos.
(c) Professor Josué.
(d) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.

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

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

5. What object does Colonel Melk Tavares have with him when he interrupts the engineer talking to Malvina?
(a) A blueprint.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A whip.

6. Felipe gets drunk once every year to commemorate what event?
(a) The death of his brother.
(b) His birthday.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) Bastille Day.

7. Who scares Fernand the chef away from Ilhéus?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Sete Voltas.
(c) Tuísca.
(d) Whitey.

8. Who speaks at the opening ceremony for the School of Industrial Arts and Crafts?
(a) The Doctor.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Dr. Maurício Caires.
(d) Felipe the shoemaker.

9. Where is Fernand, the chef sent from Rio, originally from?
(a) Bahia.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Portugal.

10. To which two historical figures does the Doctor compare the men responsible for the burning of the Ilhéus Daily?
(a) Napoleon and Toussaint L'Ouverture.
(b) Joan of Arc and Goliath.
(c) Ivan the Terrible and Czar Nicholas I.
(d) Torquemada and Nero.

11. Fagundes asks Gabriela to take a message to whom?
(a) Whitey.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Tonico Bastos.
(d) Mundinho Falção.

12. What does Tonico Bastos counsel Nacib to do when Nacib confesses his love for Gabriela?
(a) Prohibit Gabriela from coming to the bar.
(b) Fire Gabriela.
(c) Buy Gabriela her own house.
(d) Marry Gabriela.

13. What literary nickname does Iracema give to Malvina?
(a) The Bronze Virgin.
(b) Sherezade.
(c) The Rose of Jerico.
(d) The Black Widow.

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

15. Who was Gabriela's first lover?
(a) Clemente.
(b) Fagundes.
(c) Nhôzinho.
(d) Her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes frightened after hearing about the beating of the municipal employee and leaves Ilhéus?

2. Who is the first to follow Gabriela and join in the dancing of The Three Kings pageant?

3. What novel does Malvina purchase despite the fact that some consider the book to be inappropriate for girls to read?

4. What does Malvina want to do when she finishes school at the end of the year?

5. Why is the bird that Nacib purchases for Gabriela called a sofrê?

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