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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blacaman the Good, Vendor of Miracles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what other time was the noise present in the protagonist's head in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) The day of his mother's death.
(b) The day of his birth.
(c) The day of his death.
(d) The day of his wedding.

2. What is mentioned in "Bitterness" as having "a lot of remembered tree and deep river about them"?
(a) The sleepwalkers' dreams.
(b) The woman's shoes.
(c) The woman's shouts.
(d) Macondo's cliffs.

3. By the end of the story, how long has Eva been dead?
(a) Three thousand years.
(b) A million years.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) A year.

4. During what activity does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" particularly envision his brother?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Laying bricks.

5. Which character wants a fake ID in "Death Constant Beyond Love"?
(a) Nelson Farina.
(b) Laura Farina.
(c) Nicanor.
(d) Big Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman in "The Woman" put in her hair?

2. From where are the smugglers in "The Last Voyage"?

3. What is the antivenom made of in "Blacamán"?

4. From what do the women make the drowned man a pair of pants?

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

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