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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Malvina want to do when she finishes school at the end of the year?
(a) Work in an office.
(b) Get married.
(c) Become a midwife.
(d) Go to medical school.

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

5. 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 Ramiro Bastos.
(b) Whitey.
(c) Colonel Amâncio Leal.
(d) Colonel Melk Tavares.

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

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

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

9. What role does Tuísca play in his circus performance?
(a) Lion tamer.
(b) The servant in The Clown's Daughter.
(c) Monkey trainer.
(d) Ringmaster.

10. What name does Mundinho suggest for Nacib's new restaurant?
(a) Commerce Restaurant.
(b) Gabriela's.
(c) The Silver Fork.
(d) The Black Swan.

11. From whom does Gabriela keep her participation in the Christmas pageant a secret?
(a) Dona Arminda.
(b) Jerusa.
(c) Tuísca.
(d) Nacib.

12. Why has Gabriela been helping Dona Arminda with her housework?
(a) She has been very depressed.
(b) She has been attending séances.
(c) She has been sick.
(d) She has been out of town.

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

14. Which of Gabriela's friends stops coming to visit her after she becomes Mrs. Saad?
(a) Fagundes.
(b) Tonico.
(c) Clemente.
(d) Tuísca.

15. What special part is Gabriela asked to perform in the Three Kings pageant?
(a) Carrying the banner.
(b) Playing the drums.
(c) Playing the Virgin Mary.
(d) Carrying the horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gabriela uncomfortable at the New Year's Ball?

2. Who scares Fernand the chef away from Ilhéus?

3. Who is the president of the Commercial Association?

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

5. Whom do Colonel Ramiro Bastos and his supporters decide to put up as a candidate for Mayor against the Captain?

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