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

2. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?

3. What does the Mayor get rid of in "One of These Days"?

4. What is the weather in "The Other Side of Death"?

5. Of what form of transportation does the protagonist dream in "The Other Side of Death"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the narrator of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses" want roses, and how does he get them?

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

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

6. How do the men of "The Night of the Curlews" become blind? Explain.

7. Describe the "boy" in "Eva."

8. Explain the doctor's diagnosis and treatment for the protagonist of "The Third Resignation."

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between history and fiction in "One Day After Saturday."

Essay Topic 2

Explain the plot twist in "There Are No Thieves in This Town" and how it affects the reader's experience of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of women in García Márquez's literary world.

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