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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 is Dr. Felismino's nickname?
2. Why are no bets placed on a murder trial of an unfaithful wife?
3. What does Colonel Ramiro send Tonico to Rio to study?
4. Where does Gloria live?
5. Why does Dona Sinhàzinha's wake take place at her cousin's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the terms of the bet Amâncio Leal makes with the Captain and the Doctor? What does Amâncio bet Colonel Ribeirinho?
2. Aside from harvesting cacao, what other work has Fagundes done for Colonel Melk Tavares? What did he think of this work and why?
3. Why does Gabriela agree to help Fagundes by going out alone to look for Whitey? Why is this potentially dangerous for her?
4. 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?
5. What natural phenomenon threatens the cacao crop at the beginning of the novel? How do the inhabitants of Ilhéus respond to this situation?
6. What improvements have been made in Ilhéus under Colonel Ramiro Bastos? What improvement suggestions has he ignored?
7. 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?
8. How does Colonel Ramiro Bastos act at the dinner for the inauguration of the bus company? Why does Nacib admire his behavior?
9. What does Nacib claim is the punishment for female infidelity in his father's country? What does he claim is the punishment for a man found guilty of infidelity?
10. Where does Nacib end up after his search for a cook? Whom does he meet there, and what is that individual doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Dos Reis sisters' nativity tableau is an important object in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How has the tableau changed in recent years? How is this object representative of Ilhéus?
Essay Topic 2
Government is a major theme in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How does the way in which Colonel Ramiro Bastos governs Ilhéus contrast with the way in which Mundinho governs the town? In what way is Nacib's leadership style similar to Mundinho's? If Nacib is analogous to Mundinho in governance, who is analogous to Colonel Ramiro Bastos?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of appearances in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How does preoccupation with appearances affect the relationships between the characters throughout the novel? Give three specific examples from the text. How does this theme relate to the overall message of the novel?
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