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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the theme of Dr. Ezequiel's argument at Colonel Jesuíno's trial?

3. Who is the director of the rehearsals for the Christmas pageant?

4. What happens to the bird that Nacib purchases for Gabriela?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the importance of setting in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon? Where do the significant scenes take place? In what time period is the novel set? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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