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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. Who advises Clemente to forget about Gabriela?

2. What are Prince Sandra's and Anabela's respective occupations?

3. Whom does Jesuíno hire to defend him in the trial?

4. Why is Ezequiel Prado annoyed with the Bastoses?

5. What word does Gabriela use to describe Nacib that surprises him?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What do Nhô-Galo and the Captain consider to be the greatest proof of love? Why does João Fulgêncio believe that love cannot be proven or measured? To what does he compare love?

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

4. Is Nacib interested in being married? Why has he not yet married?

5. What does Malvina plan to do after the beating by her father? Why do her plans change, and how does she feel about these changes?

6. When Nhô-Galo suggests that Gabriela would win in an election as a candidate for Mayor, whom does João Fulgêncio expect would not support her? Why is this not a problem, even hypothetically?

7. How does Dr. Felismino respond to his wife's infidelity? What is the outcome of his action? What becomes of him?

8. What state is Felipe the shoemaker in when he meets the poet Dr. Argileu Palmeira? Why is he in this condition?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of civilization and barbarism in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. Which characters represent civilization, and which of their actions exemplify this? Which characters and actions exemplify barbarism? How does the theme of civilization and barbarism relate to the overall message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Progress is a major theme in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. What is considered to be progress in Ilhéus? Give three specific examples from the text. What is the overall message about progress in the novel?

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