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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. How old is the girl in "Tuesday Siesta"?

2. What is the protagonist in "Dialogue with the Mirror" thinking about in the first paragraph?

3. How many candles surround the protagonist in "The Third Resignation"?

4. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?

5. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize what happens while the woman is talking to the priest in "Tuesday Siesta."

2. Describe the protagonist's brother's death in "The Other Side of Death."

3. Why do the sleepwalkers want the woman to cry?

4. Describe the events leading to Nabo's death in "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait."

5. Describe the protagonist's dream in "The Other Side of Death."

6. What causes the woman to fall in "Bitterness," and what happens to her thereafter?

7. Describe the appearance of the girl and woman in "Tuesday Siesta."

8. Why does the boy not want to lead the blind men in "Night"?

9. Describe the setting of "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock."

10. Describe the woman's appearance when she came to the narrator's house in "Someone."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the prominence of the theme of the progression of death in "Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers," "The Third Resignation," and "Eva Is Inside Her Cat," comparing and contrasting its presence in the three stories.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the tension between dream and reality in "Eyes of a Blue Dog."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the title for understanding García Márquez's work, mentioning at least two stories.

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