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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 "boy" in "Eva" lie?

2. To what animal is José compared?

3. Who comes to Aurelio Escovar's office for dental work?

4. In "The Third Resignation," what object is in the protagonist's coffin?

5. How old is the protagonist of "The Third Resignation"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the "boy" in "Eva."

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

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

Explain García Márquez's writing style in "The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship" and make a defense for it as an adequate way to convey the narrator's state of mind.

Essay Topic 3

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

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