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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. Where does Gloria live?

2. Who is the object of Professor Josué's passionate love?

3. According to the Doctor's book, what killed the poet Teodoro de Castro?

4. Where does Mundinho Falção's family live?

5. Where does Dona Arminda announce that she is going when she meets Gabriela?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Colonel Aristóteles Pires decide to vote for Mundinho instead of Colonel Ramiro Bastos' candidate, Dr. Vitor Melo? How does Ramiro react to Aristótles' announcement of support for Mundinho?

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

3. 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?

4. What natural talent does Dona Arminda suspect Gabriela has? What makes her think this?

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

6. Why does Gabriela not want to attend the poetry lecture with Nacib? What deeper issues does this situation reveal in their relationship?

7. Describe the typical houses of the cacao colonels. How do they differ from the manor houses of the sugar kings? Who pressures the colonels to live more lavishly?

8. What news does Nacib receive upon awakening in the first part of the novel? Why does this present a conflict for Nacib?

9. Describe the article in the Ilhéus Daily that Nhô-Galo brings to Nacib's attention. Whom does the article criticize? Why does this article worry Nacib?

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

Deception is a significant theme in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. Give two examples of deception in the narrative, and explain the consequences for the protagonist. What message is communicated about deception and truth in the novel?

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

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