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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prostitute helps Nacib forget about Gabriela?
(a) Maria Machadão.
(b) Ofenísia.
(c) Risoleta.
(d) Rosalinda.

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

3. Why is Professor Josué's heart in mourning?
(a) Malvina spends time walking on the avenue with the engineer.
(b) Malvina has decided to join a convent.
(c) Malvina has become engaged to Mundinho.
(d) Malvina has become ill and died.

4. What is the title of Dr. Argileu Palmeira's lecture?
(a) Life and Death.
(b) Sighs and Fainting.
(c) Tears and Longing.
(d) Whispers and Screaming.

5. Who becomes frightened after hearing about the beating of the municipal employee and leaves Ilhéus?
(a) João Fulgêncio.
(b) The engineer.
(c) Mundinho.
(d) Anabela.

6. Who escorts Gabriela home from Colonel Ramiro Bastos' house on the night of the manhunt?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Alfredo Bastos, his wife, and Jerusa.
(c) Dr. Demosthenes.
(d) Tonico Bastos.

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

8. Who attends the party after the federal examination supervisor's lecture and causes an uproar?
(a) Jerusa.
(b) Malvina.
(c) Gabriela.
(d) Gloria.

9. Who is the first to follow Gabriela and join in the dancing of The Three Kings pageant?
(a) Mundinho.
(b) Jerusa.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Iracema.

10. What novel does Malvina purchase despite the fact that some consider the book to be inappropriate for girls to read?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) The Crime of Father Amaro.
(c) The Maias.
(d) Nana.

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

12. Why does Gabriela think she might not like to marry Nacib, given the opportunity?
(a) She might not be able to go to the movies with Dona Arminda.
(b) She might not be able to visit him at the bar anymore.
(c) She might have to move to Arabia with him.
(d) She might have to wear shoes all the time.

13. Whom do Colonel Ramiro Bastos and his supporters decide to put up as a candidate for Mayor against the Captain?
(a) Dr. Demosthenes.
(b) Dr. Argileu Palmeira.
(c) Dr. Maurício.
(d) Dr. Ezequiel Prado.

14. Who shoots Colonel Aristóteles Pires in the chest?
(a) Fagundes.
(b) Clemente.
(c) Colonel Amâncio Leal.
(d) Whitey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is announced to be Colonel Ramiro Bastos' political successor?

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

3. Who installs Gloria in a house of her own near the station?

4. Who is the only person who keeps his decorum around Gabriela and treats her like a lady in Nacib's presence?

5. To what does Colonel Altino attribute his decision to support Mundinho over Colonel Ramiro Bastos?

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