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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 Nacib go after attending Dr. Osmundo's wake to dispel the vision of death?
(a) To the bar to work
(b) Home to Gabriela.
(c) To the cabaret to see Anabela's performance.
(d) To church to hear mass.

2. What item does Clemente carry with him during his journey to Ilhéus?
(a) A concertina.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A revolver.
(d) A guitar.

3. What is Father Basílio's other occupation?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Plantation owner.
(d) Bartender.

4. What is the name of the Bastos' weekly newspaper?
(a) The Ilhéus Weekly.
(b) The Southern Weekly.
(c) The Southern Journal.
(d) The Ilhéus Journal.

5. With whom does Mundinho play checkers and backgammon?
(a) Nacib.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Colonel Manuel of the Jaguars.
(d) Jacob the Russian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Tonico Bastos fear?

2. Why is Clemente sad to reach Ilhéus?

3. Whom does Nacib encounter in Seabra Plaza sunning himself?

4. According to the Doctor's book, with which historical figure did his ancestor Ofenísia have a clandestine romance?

5. Who are the only two Protestants in Ilhéus?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Nhô-Galo suggests that Gabriela would win in an election as a candidate for Mayor, whom does João Fulgêncio expect would not support her? Why is this not a problem, even hypothetically?

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

3. What does Malvina plan to do after the beating by her father? Why do her plans change, and how does she feel about these changes?

4. What project are the Dos Reis sisters famous for engaging in every year? When is this project displayed? How has this project changed in recent years?

5. What is Nhô-Galo's attitude toward gossip? What are other common reactions to gossip in Ilhéus?

6. Who stops by to speak with Gabriela while she is conversing with Dona Arminda? What offer does gentleman make, and why does Gabriela refuse it?

7. How does Colonel Ramiro Bastos act at the dinner for the inauguration of the bus company? Why does Nacib admire his behavior?

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

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

10. Why does Nacib first notice Gabriela at the slave market? What remark from Gabriela makes him offer her the job as his cook?

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