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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the traveler in #128 return to build?
(a) A railroad
(b) A gold mine
(c) A banana plantation
(d) A resort

2. What does the builder of the answer in #129 do to Jose Arcadio's grave?
(a) Burns it
(b) Moves it
(c) Erects a fortress of concrete
(d) Spits on it

3. Who is the stranger that arrives at the door?
(a) Aureliano Segundo
(b) Jose Arcadio Buendia
(c) Jose Arcadio
(d) Aureliano Amador

4. Why does Meme continue to play her instrument even though she doesn't enjoy it?
(a) Because she is told to
(b) Because she wants to impress a man
(c) Because it pleases her mother
(d) Because she is bored

5. Who wants his throat slashed when he dies?
(a) Jose Arcadio Segundo
(b) Jose Arcadio
(c) Aureliano Segundo
(d) Aureliano

Short Answer Questions

1. Since Fernanda del Carpio isn't always open to the sexual advances of Aureliano Segundo, where does he go?

2. What does the banana factory do to lure workers for the massacre?

3. What happens to Remedios the Beauty when she is out doing the laundry?

4. Why does Amaranta Ursula not realize her heritage?

5. What describes Fernanda del Carpio's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the banana company do when people begin to complain of unfair working conditions?

2. When Amaranta Ursula returns to Macondo, who does she bring with her?

3. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

4. What are some of the signs that Macondo is becoming more modern?

5. Who is the stranger who arrives at the door?

6. What does Jose Arcadio leave home to do?

7. What does Meme do after her lover Mauricio Babilonia is shot and killed?

8. What is the secret that Aureliano Amador doesn't know about Amaranta Ursula?

9. Who is Aureliano Segundo trying to placate in his life?

10. Who is the woman that Aureliano Segundo finally chooses?

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