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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 item does Clemente carry with him during his journey to Ilhéus?
2. Where does Mundinho Falção's family live?
3. At the slave market, who offers Clemente a job?
4. How do the Dos Reis sisters support themselves financially?
5. Who informs Colonel Ramiro Bastos that Mundinho Falção has ensured the accreditation of the Ilhéus high school?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What state is Felipe the shoemaker in when he meets the poet Dr. Argileu Palmeira? Why is he in this condition?
3. Why does Colonel Coriolano Ribeiro confront Tonico Bastos? What does Tonico do after speaking with the Colonel? How does this affect Gloria?
4. Which student does not come home for the Christmas holiday? Where is this person living, and what is this person doing?
5. Why does Gabriela not want to attend the poetry lecture with Nacib? What deeper issues does this situation reveal in their relationship?
6. What innovation do Jacob the Russian and Moacir Estrêla introduce to Ilhéus? Why is this significant?
7. What improvements have been made in Ilhéus under Colonel Ramiro Bastos? What improvement suggestions has he ignored?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Why does Fernand, the chef-de-cuisine from Rio, leave Ilhéus? Whom does Nacib hire to replace him at the last minute?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the symbol of the sandbar in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. What does this object represent? Why is this significant?
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 symbol of the glass snake in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. What does this object represent? Why is this significant?
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