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

2. Where is Balthazar at the end of the story?

3. Where does Mina say she is going?

4. What device kills pain in "Blacamán"?

5. What unusual smell does the sea give off in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Mr. Herbert and Tobías find to eat in "The Sea of Lost Time."

2. Why does Mina make roses?

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

4. How do the villagers react to the old man in "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," and why?

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

6. Describe José Montiel's family situation.

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

8. Why is the boy traveling in "One Day After Saturday"?

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

10. How does the protagonist of "The Last Voyage" affect the ghost ship's passage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the setting of "Monologue of Isabel" may possibly function as a character.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the theme of the death of a family member as it occurs in "The Other Side of Death" and "Dialogue with the Mirror."

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