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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The priest describes the autopsy as:

2. The brothers' plan to murder Santiago is strangely contradicted at Clothilde Armenta's house by:

3. The twins had to carry out the murder plot because they felt:

4. Bayardo's suitcase full of unopened letters suggests:

5. Ironically, the matriarch of the Arab community was responsible for:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select an instance where the tone shifts in the novel and explore what the tone indicates about theme.

Essay Topic 2

Consider Garcia Marquez' use of names in the text. What does the author communicate through the name of any character or characters? Create an essay in which you explore Garcia' Marquez' symbolic use of names in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator uses both showing and telling to reveal the details of the story. Write an essay in which evaluate the use of showing and telling in the novel, determining which of the two is most influential in communicating Garcia Marquez' ideas.

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