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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nacib buy Gabriela to wear to the New Year's Ball?

2. Who is the only person who keeps his decorum around Gabriela and treats her like a lady in Nacib's presence?

3. What threat does Malvina make when confronted by her father?

4. Whom do Colonel Ramiro Bastos and his supporters decide to put up as a candidate for Mayor against the Captain?

5. Why does the woman attack Gabriela in The Big Noise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon? Compare and contrast the roles of Gloria, Malvina, and Dona Sinhàzinha to that of Gabriela. In what ways are their roles similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Violence has a significant role throughout Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. Give three examples from the novel in which violence significantly alters the plot of the novel or directly affects the protagonist. How does violence relate to other themes in the novel?

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