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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia leave their town?
(a) They want a bigger house.
(b) They are kicked out of the town.
(c) They are followed by a ghost.
(d) They want to raise children somewhere else.

2. What does Ursula use to cure Rebeca?
(a) Beets
(b) Rhubarb soaked in orange juice
(c) Lemon tea
(d) Poultices.

3. What is one of the first thing Ursula buys for her ever expanding home?
(a) A record player
(b) A new set of sheets
(c) A pianola
(d) A rug

4. Who does Arcadio transfer land grants to?
(a) Pietro
(b) Jose Arcadio Buendia
(c) Jose Arcadio
(d) Rebeca

5. What does Pilar Ternera tell Jose Arcadio?
(a) That he will never be rich.
(b) That he will be a father shortly.
(c) That he will rule the town.
(d) That he will die soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to find Jose Arcadio irresistible?

2. When the town becomes infected with insomnia, what do they discover?

3. Who does Jose Arcadio tell of his affair with Pilar Ternera?

4. What does Ursula attempt to sell with her girls?

5. Who goes to the river and drowns, quite unexpectedly?

(see the answer key)

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