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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the head of the gypsies?
(a) Remedios
(b) Ursula
(c) Melqunades
(d) Aureliano

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

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

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

5. Who does Jose Arcadio tell of his affair with Pilar Ternera?
(a) No one.
(b) His father Jose Arcadio Buendia.
(c) His younger brother Aureliano.
(d) His mother Ursula

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia wander across the mountains?

2. What did Melqunades seemingly die of?

3. Who finally cures the plague?

4. What occasionally visits the town?

5. Who is the first unofficial mayor of Macondo?

(see the answer key)

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