Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Hour of the Star? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who said, "I longed to wallow in the mud"?
Macabéa
The narrator
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Macabéa's talking pet pig
Q. Who attends funerals of strangers (and cries at them) on a regular basis?
Macabéa
The narrator
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Your ex-boyfriend
Q. Who gets a lot of satisfaction from living on a street named after a military leader?
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro
The doctor
Madame Carlota
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Q. Who says Jesus helped her set up a brothel?
Macabéa
Macabéa's aunt
Madame Carlota
Your mom
Q. Who likes films where women are hanged or shot through the heart with a bullet?
Macabéa
The guy everyone avoids at school
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Glória