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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. In "The Last Voyage," what was the name of the protagonist's mother's husband?
(a) Ulises.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Britannia.
(d) Olofernos.

2. In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," what is the drowned man's weight compared to?
(a) A truck.
(b) A tree.
(c) A horse.
(d) A whale.

3. In "The Handsomest Drowned Man," how many languages does the captain in the villagers' daydream speak?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Six.

4. Where does Big Mama live?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Macondo.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Manaure.

5. What is damaging Rebecca's screens?
(a) The rain.
(b) Birds.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Vandals.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Big Mama's doctor suffer?

2. What item does Mina make to sell?

3. In "Death Constant Beyond Love," of what are the butterflies made?

4. What device kills pain in "Blacamán"?

5. What language does Ulises's mother speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Mina's sleeves important in "Artificial Roses"?

2. Why is the senator thinking about death in "Death Constant Beyond Love"?

3. According to Jacob's wife, what is the significance of the smell in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

4. Describe the drowned man in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World."

5. What does Nelson Farina want from the senator, and why?

6. Explain how the narrator of "Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles" discovers he can perform miracles.

7. Describe Balthazar's cage.

8. Summarize Damaso's experience in the pool hall as described in the beginning of "There Are No Thieves in This Town."

9. Explain how the grandmother of "The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother" dies.

10. Describe José Montiel's family situation.

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