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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. Who runs the bar in "The Sea of Lost Time"?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Pelayo.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Catarino.

2. Where does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" imagine having a tumor?
(a) His skin.
(b) His toe.
(c) His pancreas.
(d) His brain.

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

4. In "The Other Side of Death," whom does the protagonist sense in the room?
(a) A burglar.
(b) Simon Bolivar.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

5. Who hears Big Mama's final wishes?
(a) Aurelio Escovar.
(b) Mr. Herbert.
(c) Father Anthony Isabel.
(d) Nicanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal is often in Tobías's bed in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

2. Where does Big Mama live?

3. By the end of the story, how long has Eva been dead?

4. Of what form of transportation does the protagonist dream in "The Other Side of Death"?

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

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