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

2. Who informs Colonel Ramiro Bastos that Mundinho Falção has ensured the accreditation of the Ilhéus high school?

3. How long has Nacib owned the Vesuvius bar?

4. Tonico tells Nacib that which of Ilhéus' illustrious gentlemen is interested in setting up Gabriela in a house of her own?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nacib first notice Gabriela at the slave market? What remark from Gabriela makes him offer her the job as his cook?

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

3. Why does Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro confront Tonico Bastos? What does Tonico do after speaking with the Colonel? How does this affect Gloria?

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

5. Where does Gloria live? Why does this offend the women of Ilhéus?

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

7. Why has Filomena finally decided to go and live with her son in Água Preta? Who brings Nacib the news of her departure, and why does he disregard the notice?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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

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 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?

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