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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 long has it been since the Mayor in "One of These Days" shaved the right side of his face?

2. What is the Mayor's health problem in "One of These Days"?

3. What had previously deterred Eva's appetite for oranges?

4. In "Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers," what do the woman's clothes smell of?

5. What does the girl in "Tuesday Siesta" not have for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the "boy" in "Eva."

4. Describe some of the ways the woman has tried to find the man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two victimized characters and compare and contrast their experiences, particularly in how their stories end.

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

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.

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