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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 Sea of Lost Time," which stranger comes to town?

2. What killed José Montiel?

3. Who wants to buy the bird cage?

4. As the women imagine in "The Handsomest Drowned Man," what emotion is on the corpse's face?

5. What follows Big Mama's funeral procession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Balthazar's cage.

2. How do the villagers react when Balthazar leaves the cage with his patron, and why?

3. Explain how the narrator of "Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles" discovers he can perform miracles.

4. Describe some of the people who come to Big Mama's funeral.

5. Describe the drowned man in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World."

6. How do the women believe Esteban's compatriots must have felt about him?

7. Why does Mina make roses?

8. Summarize Big Mama's last words.

9. According to Jacob's wife, what is the significance of the smell in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

10. How did the villagers think of José Montiel, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of irony in "Blacamán the Good."

Essay Topic 2

Describe García Márquez's use of magic realism, highlighting its effect in at least two or three stories.

Essay Topic 3

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

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