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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
(a) Her mother-in-law.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

2. Where does Gabriela usually leave the flower she wears behind her ear?
(a) On Nacib's bed.
(b) On a bar stool.
(c) On the canvas deck chair.
(d) In the street.

3. According to João Fulgêncio, why is Gloria a public utility and a social necessity?
(a) She raises the sex life of the community to a higher level.
(b) She gives the spinsters something to talk about.
(c) Her beauty inspires poetry and art.
(d) She keeps Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro out of trouble.

4. Where does Tonico Bastos work?
(a) His father's cacao plantation.
(b) A notary's office in Ilhéus.
(c) An engineering firm in Itabuna.
(d) A hospital in Bahia.

5. Who advises Clemente to forget about Gabriela?
(a) Colonel Melk Tavares.
(b) Professor Josué.
(c) Fagundes.
(d) Nacib.

Short Answer Questions

1. For his skill in what field is Colonel Ananias and Ivo known as The Tiger?

2. After speaking to the Dos Reis sisters, where does Nacib begin his search for a cook?

3. To which organization do the high society women who walk barefoot in the procession belong?

4. What is the inherited property given to Dona Sinhàzinha by her father?

5. What makes the Dos Reis sisters famous in Ilhéus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the typical houses of the cacao colonels. How do they differ from the manor houses of the sugar kings? Who pressures the colonels to live more lavishly?

2. Where is Nacib born? How does he become a Brazilian citizen?

3. During the wait for the engineer to arrive in Ilhéus, what does Amâncio Leal tell everyone about the problem with the project? What does he believe the ultimate solution to be?

4. Why does Mundinho Falção initially leave Rio de Janeiro for Ilhéus? How does this affect his feelings for the town?

5. What does Nacib claim is the punishment for female infidelity in his father's country? What does he claim is the punishment for a man found guilty of infidelity?

6. What does Colonel Altino Brandão suggest that Mundinho do to make himself less of an outsider to Ilhéus? Whom does he suggest would be an appropriate candidate to select for this purpose?

7. Who is responsible for the accreditation of the high school in Ilhéus? What is Colonel Ramiro Bastos' reaction to this news? Why?

8. Why does Gabriela agree to help Fagundes by going out alone to look for Whitey? Why is this potentially dangerous for her?

9. What activity does Gabriela become involved in without informing Nacib? What part will she play in this event?

10. Why has Filomena finally decided to go and live with her son in Água Preta? Who brings Nacib the news of her departure, and why does he disregard the notice?

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