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

2. Which two characters are rivals for the title of Ilhéus' most eloquent orator?
(a) Florzinha and Quinquina Dos Reis.
(b) The Doctor and the Capitan.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars and Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(d) Nacib and Mundinho Falção.

3. For his skill in what field is Colonel Ananias and Ivo known as The Tiger?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Seducing women.
(d) Fishing.

4. Tonico tells Nacib that which of Ilhéus' illustrious gentlemen is interested in setting up Gabriela in a house of her own?
(a) Colonel Ribeirinho.
(b) Colonel Ramiro Bastos.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(d) Colonel Melk Tavares.

5. What adjective is used to describe Chico?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Strong.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Anabela ask the men at the bar to write for her?

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

4. What is Gabriela eating the first time Clemente sees her?

5. What job with the circus does Tuísca claim to have been offered?

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

3. What do Nhô-Galo and the Captain consider to be the greatest proof of love? Why does João Fulgêncio believe that love cannot be proven or measured? To what does he compare love?

4. What is Dona Arminda's profession? How has her occupation changed with new progressive ideas, and what is her opinion of these changes?

5. Where does Gloria live? Why does this offend the women of Ilhéus?

6. How does Colonel Altino react to Colonel Ramiro Bastos' appearance when he goes to visit him? How has Ramiro Bastos changed in the last few months?

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

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

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

10. Why does Colonel Aristóteles Pires decide to vote for Mundinho instead of Colonel Ramiro Bastos' candidate, Dr. Vitor Melo? How does Ramiro react to Aristótles' announcement of support for Mundinho?

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