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Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled Of the Sun and the Rain and a Small Miracle, Of the Mixture of Past and Future in the Streets of Ilhéus, Of the Notables at the Fish Market, and Of the Doctor's Claim to Noble but Not Imp

Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled Of Filomena's Departure and Nacib's Predicament, Of Law, Justice, Birth, and Nationality, In Which Mundinho Falcão, an Important Character, Makes his Appearance Looking at Ilhéus through

Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled Of the Dos Reis Sisters and their Nativity Scene, Of a Desperate Search, Of a Political Boss in the Sun, and Of a Political Conspiracy

Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled On the Art of Gossiping and Gabriela on the Way

Part One, Second Chapter: The Loneliness of Gloria, Sections titled Of Temptation at the Window, Of the Cruel Law, Of Black Stockings, and Of the Law of Concubines

Part One, Second Chapter: The Loneliness of Gloria, Sections titled Of a Charming Rascal, Of Twilight, Of the Intricate Ways of Love, or How Nacib Hired a Cook, and Of the Boat in the Forest

Part One, Second Chapter: The Loneliness of Gloria, Sections titled Gabriela Asleep, Of Food and Funerals, A Parenthetical Story with a Moral, and The Banquet

Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Gabriela and a Flower, Of a Welcome and Unwelcome Guest, Of Nacib's Confusion, and Of Conversations and a Burning

Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Of Newspapers and Hearts on Fire, Gabriela and Arminda, By Lamplight, and Of the Ball and the Englishwoman

Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Of the Old Ways, Of a Bird's Sad Song, Gabriela and a Bird in a Cage, and Of High-Backed Chairs

Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Of the Devil Loose in the Streets, The Virgin of the Rocks, Of Love Eternal, or a Door Ajar, Gabriela's Song, Of Flowers and Vases, and Of Dredges and a Bride

Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela, Sections titled Of an Inspired Bard and his Mundane Needs, Of Mrs. Saad's Conformity and Nonconformity, Of Candidates and Deep-Sea Divers, and The Man Hunt

Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela: Sections titled How Mrs. Saad Became Involved in Politics, in Violation of her Husband's Traditional Neutrality, and of that Lady's Adventurous Night, Of the Joys and Sorrows of Matrimony, Of Gabriela's

Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela: Sections titled From the Artistocratic Ofenísia to the Plebeian Gabriela, with Divers Events and Thefts of Money, Of How Nacib Broke and Did Not Break the Unwritten Law, or How Mrs. Saad Became Gabriel

Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela: Sections titled Of the Glass Snake, Of the Tolling of the Bells, Of the (Official) End of Gloria's Loneliness, Of Profit, Loss, and a Chef de Cuisine

Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela: Sections titled Of the Comrade in Battle, Of a Distinguished Son of Ilhéus, Gabriela Again, Of the Swedish Ship and the Golden Mermaid

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Discuss the town of Ilhéus and its residents. Would you like to have lived there during the 1920s? Which characters and aspects of Ilhéan life do you think you would enjoy most? Which would you enjoy least?

Who do you think is the most noble character in the book - Nacib, Gabriela, Malvina, or Gloria? A different character? Discuss the reasons behind your choice, and how you define nobility in terms of these characters.

Do you approve of Nacib and Gabriela's romance? How do you think Nacib should have acted when he learned that Gabriela was unfaithful? Should Gabriela regret her indiscretion? If so, why?

Who is the biggest villain in the book - Colonel Jesuíno, Fagundes, Tonico, or someone else? Discuss the reasons behind your choice, and how you determine who is a villain in terms of these characters.

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