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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. What color is the grandmother's blood in "Innocent Eréndira"?

2. At what time did José Montiel habitually go to Mass?

3. Who runs the bar in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

4. To whom does Father Anthony Isabel give the offering?

5. In "The Sea of Lost Time," which stranger comes to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Blacamán the Bad gets bitten by a snake.

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

3. What do the birds do in "One Day After Saturday," and why?

4. What does Nelson Farina want from the senator, and why?

5. Describe Balthazar's cage.

6. Describe José Montiel's family situation.

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

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

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

10. Why do the missionaries kidnap Eréndira, and what do they do with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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