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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 Amaranta?
(a) She is the long lost cousin of the family.
(b) She is the nurse.
(c) She is the third child born of Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula.
(d) She is the grandmother.

2. Who is always engaged in productive work?
(a) Jose Arcadio
(b) Aureliano Buendia
(c) Ursula
(d) Melqunades

3. What occasionally visits the town?
(a) Tourists
(b) High winds
(c) Gypsies
(d) Plagues

4. Where did Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula originally live?
(a) Rio de Janeiro
(b) Robato
(c) Moorata
(d) Riohacha

5. Who finally cures the plague?
(a) Rebeca
(b) Jose Arcadio Buendia
(c) Melquanades
(d) Ursula

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Jose Arcadio Buendia to stop believing in God?

2. Who is the head of the gypsies?

3. What was Jose Arcadio Buendia's previous occupation?

4. What do the townspeople do to combat this discovery?

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

(see the answer key)

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