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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object does Colonel Melk Tavares have with him when he interrupts the engineer talking to Malvina?

3. What has Colonel Amâncio lost during his years fighting?

4. To what animal does Clemente compare Gabriela?

5. For what favor is Gabriela indebted to Fagundes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is kinship treated in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon? Why is this a significant theme in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of marriage in Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon. In what ways is marriage presented as advantageous, and in what ways is it presented as disadvantageous? Whom does it benefit in the novel, and whom does it harm? Give three examples from the text. What is the overall message about marriage 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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