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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what did the protagonist's brother die, as described in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Stomach cancer.
(b) Flu.
(c) A degenerative bone disease.
(d) Measles.

2. What killed José Montiel?
(a) Anger.
(b) A wolf.
(c) The villagers.
(d) His wife.

3. How old is Big Mama when she dies?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Ninety-two.
(d) Sixty.

4. What color is the woman's box in "Eyes of a Blue Dog"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Mother-of-pearl.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. What color is the cat's fur in "Eva"?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the women imagine in "The Handsomest Drowned Man," what emotion is on the corpse's face?

2. What does Big Mama do immediately before dying?

3. What day is it at the beginning of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses"?

4. To what does Eva compare her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat"?

5. As discussed in "Monologue of Isabel," what season does the rain indicate in Macondo?

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