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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. During what activity does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" particularly envision his brother?

2. What color is the cat's fur in "Eva"?

3. What killed Nabo?

4. What does José offer to cook the woman?

5. What do the characters in "Night" run into after leaving the bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Eva's relationship to her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat."

3. How does the dentist initially handle the Mayor's request in "One of These Days," and why?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the living arrangements of the protagonist of "Dialogue with the Mirror."

9. Describe the setting at the end of "Eva."

10. Describe the "boy" in "Eva."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the role of honor and shame in "Tuesday Siesta."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze García Márquez's use of non-visual imagery in "Night of the Curlews."

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