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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jose Arcadio Buendia invent to help with the plague?
(a) A spinning dictionary
(b) A tasty meal
(c) A comfy chair
(d) A pair of headphones to block out music

2. What is the greatest invention that the gypsies bring to Jose Arcadio Buendia?
(a) Magic
(b) Metal
(c) Fire
(d) Ice

3. Who was facing the firing squad "many years later"?
(a) Jose Arcadio Buendia
(b) Santa Sofia de la Pietra
(c) Colonel Aureliano Buendia
(d) Jose Acadio

4. What does Ursula attempt to sell with her girls?
(a) Candles
(b) Animal shaped candies
(c) Fruit pies
(d) Breads

5. How long do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia wander across the mountains?
(a) 26 days
(b) 26 weeks
(c) 26 months
(d) 26 minutes

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the head of the gypsies?

3. Why do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia leave their town?

4. Where did Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula originally live?

5. What does Ursula think about her husband's fascination with science?

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