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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who criticized this decision the most?

2. Who is a witness to a military executions that then scars him for life?

3. Who tries to prevent the killing of the answer in #93?

4. What happens when Amaranta rejects Pietro?

5. What is painted on the chest of Colonel Aureliano Buendia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jose Arcadio Segundo.

2. What is the gypsies' latest wonder that they share with Jose Arcadio Buendia?

3. How do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia learn that Rebeca is related to them?

4. What is so extraordinary about Jose Arcadio's anatomy, so much so that he gets the attention of many gypsies and even terrifies his own mother?

5. What does Don Apolinar Moscote, a magistrate from the distant government, require that Ursula do for her home, but she then ignores the ruling?

6. Where has Jose Arcadio been? And how can he be described?

7. Why doesn't Colonel Aureliano Buendia die when he shoots himself through the chest?

8. What makes Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula outcasts in their society?

9. What happens to Pietro when Amaranta finally rejects his long proposal and courtship?

10. What happens after Aureliano Jose after the rejection of his affections?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The love that is described in this novel is a bit different from most readers' traditional ideas about love. It seems the family is quite hindered by their lack of ability to love. Describe three reasons why the Buendia family might have had such a hard time creating love in their lives.

Essay Topic 2

A running theme in this novel is the idea of fantasy. Many characters do things and say things that aren't necessarily grounded in fact. Choose three examples of how the fantasy elements in this story affect the actions and the outcomes of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the climax of the banana factor massacre. What does this have to say about organized business? What does this have to say about someone coming into an isolated setting? Is this a metaphor for a larger issue that the family has to contend with?

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