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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. With whom does Nacib go to Dr. Osmundo's wake?
2. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
3. What project does Clóvis Costa present to the Colonel, only to be rejected?
4. What do the Dos Reis sisters recommend that Nacib do to avoid having a problem finding a cook in the future?
5. What socially recognized relationship does Father Basílio have with the children he fathered with Otália?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Colonel Coriolano respond when he discovers that Gloria is having an affair with Professor Josué? What happens to her?
2. During the wait for the engineer to arrive in Ilhéus, what does Amâncio Leal tell everyone about the problem with the project? What does he believe the ultimate solution to be?
3. What activity does Gabriela become involved in without informing Nacib? What part will she play in this event?
4. How does Colonel Ramiro Bastos act at the dinner for the inauguration of the bus company? Why does Nacib admire his behavior?
5. Is Nacib interested in being married? Why has he not yet married?
6. Why does Diogenes object to having Anabela the ballerina perform at his theatre? Where do the men at the bar suggest for her to perform, and why does Prince Sandra agree to this arrangement?
7. Why does Fernand, the chef-de-cuisine from Rio, leave Ilhéus? Whom does Nacib hire to replace him at the last minute?
8. Who is responsible for the accreditation of the high school in Ilhéus? What is Colonel Ramiro Bastos' reaction to this news? Why?
9. How does Dr. Felismino respond to his wife's infidelity? What is the outcome of his action? What becomes of him?
10. What natural phenomenon threatens the cacao crop at the beginning of the novel? How do the inhabitants of Ilhéus respond to this situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of honor presented in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon? What behaviors are considered honorable, and which are considered to be dishonorable? Does this change throughout the course of the novel? Give three examples from the text to support your response.
Essay Topic 2
What is the importance of setting in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon? Where do the significant scenes take place? In what time period is the novel set? Why is this significant?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of marriage in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. In what ways is marriage presented as advantageous, and in what ways is it presented as disadvantageous? Whom does it benefit in the novel, and whom does it harm? Give three examples from the text. What is the overall message about marriage in the novel?
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