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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Gabriela run into at the circus?
(a) The Doctor.
(b) Tonico Bastos.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Professor Josué.

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

3. What type of bird does Nacib purchase for Gabriela?
(a) An oriole.
(b) A canary.
(c) A cardinal.
(d) A finch.

4. Who installs Gloria in a house of her own near the station?
(a) Colonel Jesuíno.
(b) Colonel Amâncio Leal.
(c) Colonel Ribeirinho.
(d) Colonel Aristóteles Pires.

5. How does Colonel Melk Tavares punish his daughter for her disobedience?
(a) He locks her in her room.
(b) He beats her with a whip.
(c) He burns her with a branding iron.
(d) He sends her to a convent.

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

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

8. What part of the sandbar project do the townspeople never tire of watching?
(a) The dredges.
(b) The tugboats.
(c) The chief engineer.
(d) The deep sea divers.

9. Mundinho Falção announces his candidacy for what office?
(a) Head of the Municipal Council.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Governor.
(d) Federal congressman.

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

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

12. What has Colonel Amâncio lost during his years fighting?
(a) All of his friends.
(b) One leg and one ear.
(c) All of his land.
(d) One eye and the use of one arm.

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

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

15. 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. Maurício.
(c) Dr. Argileu Palmeira.
(d) Dr. Ezequiel Prado.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nacib do on the day following his discussion with Mundinho about Gabriela and the restaurant?

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

3. What does Tonico Bastos counsel Nacib to do when Nacib confesses his love for Gabriela?

4. How much does Mundinho pay for the tea set donated to the auction by Jerusa?

5. All of Dr. Argileu Palmeira's poetry books are named after ______________.

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