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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. What is Dona Sinhàzinha wearing when she dies?
3. Who donates the photos of movie stars to the Dos Reis sisters' Nativity tableau?
4. How does Dona Sinhàzinha's wake differ from Dr. Osmundo's wake?
5. With which family member does Gabriela travel to Ilhéus?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Colonel Coriolano respond when he discovers that Gloria is having an affair with Professor Josué? What happens to her?
2. 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?
3. Where does Colonel Altino sit when he visits Colonel Ramiro Bastos' house? How does this compare with where he sits when he visits Mundinho Falção's office?
4. What plans does Malvina have for her education? On what grounds does her father object?
5. What does Malvina plan to do after the beating by her father? Why do her plans change, and how does she feel about these changes?
6. Why is Nacib uneasy about losing Gabriela? Why does Tonico Bastos tell Nacib to guard his treasure? To what treasure is he referring?
7. Why does Gabriela not want to attend the poetry lecture with Nacib? What deeper issues does this situation reveal in their relationship?
8. What are the terms of the bet Amâncio Leal makes with the Captain and the Doctor? What does Amâncio bet Colonel Ribeirinho?
9. 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?
10. Which student does not come home for the Christmas holiday? Where is this person living, and what is this person doing?
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
Fear is a significant theme in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. Give three examples where the characters act out of fear in the novel and explain the consequences. What message is communicated about fear in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Morality is a major theme in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. Give three examples of behaviors or actions that are considered to be immoral by the townspeople of Ilhéus. Why is this ironic? What message is communicated about morality in the novel?
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