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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. What do the Dos Reis sisters recommend that Nacib do to avoid having a problem finding a cook in the future?

2. What crop is threatened by both lack of rain and excessive rain in Ilhéus in the year 1925?

3. To whom does Mundinho Falção confess the reason for his initial move to Ilhéus?

4. Where do the female gossips gather in Ilhéus?

5. According to João Fulgêncio, why is Gloria a public utility and a social necessity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nacib end up after his search for a cook? Whom does he meet there, and what is that individual doing?

2. Who is the man hired to shoot Colonel Aristóteles Pires? In whose yard does this man end up after fleeing from the members of the manhunt?

3. How does Colonel Ramiro Bastos act at the dinner for the inauguration of the bus company? Why does Nacib admire his behavior?

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

5. What is the subject of the Doctor's famous unfinished book? Who is his most famous subject in the book and why?

6. Where is Nacib born? How does he become a Brazilian citizen?

7. What is Nhô-Galo's attitude toward gossip? What are other common reactions to gossip in Ilhéus?

8. Why does Gabriela agree to help Fagundes by going out alone to look for Whitey? Why is this potentially dangerous for her?

9. Who stops by to speak with Gabriela while she is conversing with Dona Arminda? What offer does gentleman make, and why does Gabriela refuse it?

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

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

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 3

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

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