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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. Which character is Nacib's employee and brings him the news that Filomena is leaving Ilhéus?

2. Why does Mundinho leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Ilhéus initially?

3. According to Mundinho, who are the leading exporters of cacao in Ilhéus?

4. Who donates the photos of movie stars to the Dos Reis sisters' Nativity tableau?

5. What are the two leading cabarets in Ilhéus?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the general opinion of the lecture given by the federal examination supervisor? How does his compare with Dr. Argileu? Whose attendance at the event makes the evening memorable?

3. As he explains it to Colonel Ramiro Bastos, why does Colonel Altino believe that Mundinho Falção is already governing Ilhéus? What does he believe Colonel Ramiro Bastos' position to be in Ilhéus? Why is this a problem in his opinion?

4. How does Colonel Coriolano respond when he discovers that Gloria is having an affair with Professor Josué? What happens to her?

5. 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?

6. What improvements have been made in Ilhéus under Colonel Ramiro Bastos? What improvement suggestions has he ignored?

7. What does Colonel Altino Brandão suggest that Mundinho do to make himself less of an outsider to Ilhéus? Whom does he suggest would be an appropriate candidate to select for this purpose?

8. Where does Colonel Altino sit when he visits Colonel Ramiro Bastos' house? How does this compare with where he sits when he visits Mundinho Falção's office?

9. Whom does Nacib see walking towards the beach with Mundinho Falção? What are they doing, and what does this make Nacib suspect?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon? Compare and contrast the roles of Gloria, Malvina, and Dona Sinhàzinha to that of Gabriela. In what ways are their roles similar? How are they different?

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 gossip in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How does gossip affect the decisions the characters make throughout the novel? Is gossip detrimental or positive? Give two examples from the text.

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