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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 job with the circus does Tuísca claim to have been offered?
2. Who brings news of Colonel Jesuíno's crime to those congregated at Nacib's bar?
3. Where does Dona Arminda announce that she is going when she meets Gabriela?
4. Which distant ancestor of Dona Sinhàzinha is used to explain her tragic end?
5. Who brings a photographer to meet the engineer as he arrives in the harbor?
Short Essay Questions
1. With whom does Gabriela travel during her migration to Ilhéus? What is her relationship to Clemente? What do they disagree about at the end of their journey?
2. 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?
3. What is the subject of the Doctor's famous unfinished book? Who is his most famous subject in the book and why?
4. What natural phenomenon threatens the cacao crop at the beginning of the novel? How do the inhabitants of Ilhéus respond to this situation?
5. During the wait for the engineer to arrive in Ilhéus, what does Amâncio Leal tell everyone about the problem with the project? What does he believe the ultimate solution to be?
6. How long does Colonel Jesuíno Mendonça's trial last? What is the theme of the defense's argument? What is the theme of the prosecution's argument? What is the outcome of the trial?
7. What project are the Dos Reis sisters famous for engaging in every year? When is this project displayed? How has this project changed in recent years?
8. Which student does not come home for the Christmas holiday? Where is this person living, and what is this person doing?
9. How does Tonico Bastos feel about his wife? Why does he feel this way?
10. What activity does Gabriela become involved in without informing Nacib? What part will she play in this event?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of gossip in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How does gossip affect the decisions the characters make throughout the novel? Is gossip detrimental or positive? Give two examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of justice in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. How is justice served in the novel? Are the characters that commit crimes or moral infractions given just punishments? Does this change throughout the course of the novel? Give three examples from the text to support your response.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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