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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. Who is the patron saint of Ilhéus?
(a) St. Anthony.
(b) St. John.
(c) St. Ilhéus.
(d) St. George.

2. Who is always the first customer to appear after lunch at Nacib's bar?
(a) Tonico Bastos.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Colonel Ribeirinho.
(d) Nhô-Galo.

3. Whom does Tonico Bastos fear?
(a) His godfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.

4. Who donates the photos of movie stars to the Dos Reis sisters' Nativity tableau?
(a) The students at the parochial school.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) The parishoners at the local church.
(d) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.

5. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?
(a) He owes money for gambling debts.
(b) He is sickly and needs a change of climate.
(c) He needs to make money to support his widowed mother.
(d) He is in love with Madeline, his brother's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Clemente carry with him during his journey to Ilhéus?

2. Who finances Clóvis Costa's project?

3. Which character announces the end of the rain on the first clear morning?

4. Who is Jacob the Russian's partner?

5. Who objects to Anabela the ballerina's performance on grounds of morality?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the subject of the Doctor's famous unfinished book? Who is his most famous subject in the book and why?

3. How does the Commercial Association rescue art in Ilhéus? Who performs at the dance for the inauguration of the new headquarters? How does the crowd respond?

4. What improvements have been made in Ilhéus under Colonel Ramiro Bastos? What improvement suggestions has he ignored?

5. Who are Chiquinha and Juca? What does Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro have done to them when he discovers their relationship?

6. What is the general opinion of the lecture given by the federal examination supervisor? How does his compare with Dr. Argileu? Whose attendance at the event makes the evening memorable?

7. Why does Fernand, the chef-de-cuisine from Rio, leave Ilhéus? Whom does Nacib hire to replace him at the last minute?

8. What news does Nacib receive upon awakening in the first part of the novel? Why does this present a conflict for Nacib?

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

10. Who performs Nacib and Gabriela's marriage ceremony? Why is a religious ceremony not a possibility for the couple?

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