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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who keeps his decorum around Gabriela and treats her like a lady in Nacib's presence?

2. What special part is Gabriela asked to perform in the Three Kings pageant?

3. Why does the woman attack Gabriela in The Big Noise?

4. Who becomes frightened after hearing about the beating of the municipal employee and leaves Ilhéus?

5. Who shoots Colonel Aristóteles Pires in the chest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbol of the sandbar in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. What does this object represent? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 2

Morality is a major theme in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. Give three examples of behaviors or actions that are considered to be immoral by the townspeople of Ilhéus. Why is this ironic? What message is communicated about morality in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The Dos Reis sisters' nativity tableau is an important object in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How has the tableau changed in recent years? How is this object representative of Ilhéus?

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