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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. Where does the narrator of "Someone" want to put the roses?

2. In "The Other Side of Death," what "fruit" do the trees bear?

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

4. In "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist imagine becoming after his body decays?

5. What caused the characters' blindness in "Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the woman in "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock" so emphasize the time?

2. Describe the villagers' initial reaction to the rain in "Monologue of Isabel."

3. How does the protagonist notice he is "really" dying? Explain.

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

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

6. Describe the noise the protagonist of "The Third Resignation" hears.

7. Why does Eva want an orange, and how does she decide to get it?

8. In "Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers," why do the sleepwalkers realize the woman had been a child once?

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

10. What smell is present in "The Other Side of Death," and why is it significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Montiel's widow and Mr. Carmichael and explain how other characters in "Montiel's Widow" perceive them.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the changing setting in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat" and how it affects the reader's understanding of the story's events.

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