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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Mundinho pay for the tea set donated to the auction by Jerusa?
(a) One hundred milreis.
(b) Five thousand milreis.
(c) Five hundred milreis.
(d) One thousand milreis.

2. 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.

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

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

5. Who first suggests to Nacib that he hire Gabriela as the cook for the Commerce Restaurant?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Dona Arminda.
(c) Mundinho Falção.
(d) João Fulgêncio.

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

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

8. What does Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars offer Gabriela that makes her consider his proposition for the first time?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A house on St. Sebastian Square.
(c) A pair of patent leather shoes.
(d) A piece of land.

9. What does Nacib do on the day following his discussion with Mundinho about Gabriela and the restaurant?
(a) Sells Gabriela's jewelry and clothing.
(b) Buys an iron stove.
(c) Asks Gabriela to come back to him.
(d) Sends for a cook from Rio.

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

11. Where does Colonel Ramiro Bastos spend most of his time?
(a) In Seabra Plaza.
(b) At his cacao plantation.
(c) In bed.
(d) At the Progress Club.

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

13. What does Nacib buy Gabriela to wear to the New Year's Ball?
(a) An embroidered scarf.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) Patent leather shoes.
(d) A silk cloak.

14. What does Colonel Altino advise Mundinho to do when he is visiting the Àguas Pretas plantation?
(a) Send the engineer back to Rio.
(b) Concede to Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Marry Malvina.
(d) Fight back against Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

15. How long does it take for news of São Paulo Modern Art Week to reach Ilhéus?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dona Arminda believe that Gabriela must be a natural spirit medium?

2. Whom does Gabriela run into at the circus?

3. What is the opinion of the federal examination supervisor of the event organized to inaugurate the Commercial Association's library?

4. 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?

5. What has Colonel Amâncio lost during his years fighting?

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