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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 objects to Anabela the ballerina's performance on grounds of morality?
(a) The Doctor.
(b) Mundinho Falção.
(c) Nacib.
(d) Diogenes.

2. Whom does Jesuíno hire to defend him in the trial?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Dr. Maurício.
(c) Tonico Bastos.
(d) João Fulgêncio.

3. Where does Dona Arminda announce that she is going when she meets Gabriela?
(a) To the fish market to gossip.
(b) To church to hear mass.
(c) To the Dos Reis sisters' house to see the Nativity tableau.
(d) To Teodoro's house for a séance.

4. How much time elapses between Mundinho's announcement that an engineer will be sent from Rio and the arrival of Dr. Rômulo Vieira?
(a) More than three years.
(b) More than three months.
(c) Less than six weeks.
(d) Less than two weeks.

5. What is Dr. Felismino's nickname?
(a) Dr. Evil.
(b) Mr. Cruel.
(c) Wild Boar.
(d) Tame Ox.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jacob the Russian's partner?

3. How does Dona Sinhàzinha's wake differ from Dr. Osmundo's wake?

4. Where does Nacib go after attending Dr. Osmundo's wake to dispel the vision of death?

5. Who begins to pursue Risoleta's affections at the cabaret in front of Nacib?

Short Essay Questions

1. What state is Felipe the shoemaker in when he meets the poet Dr. Argileu Palmeira? Why is he in this condition?

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

3. Why does Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro confront Tonico Bastos? What does Tonico do after speaking with the Colonel? How does this affect Gloria?

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

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

6. How does Dr. Felismino respond to his wife's infidelity? What is the outcome of his action? What becomes of him?

7. How does Nacib respond when he discovers that Gabriela has been unfaithful to him? What solution does João Fulgêncio suggest to avoid having to kill her and Tonico?

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

9. What plans does Malvina have for her education? On what grounds does her father object?

10. How does Tonico Bastos feel about his wife? Why does he feel this way?

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