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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the girl prove she is related to Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula?
(a) She begs them to let her stay with them.
(b) She doesn't.
(c) She tells them a story.
(d) She carries a bag of her parents' bones.

2. What happens to Jose Arcadio after he sleeps with the young girl?
(a) He kills the girl.
(b) He tells his parents.
(c) He marries her.
(d) He leaves town.

3. What do Ursula and Jose Arcadio believe will happen if they have children?
(a) The child will not be smart.
(b) They will not be able to feed them.
(c) They will not be able to leave the town.
(d) The child will grow a pig's tail or will be an iguana.

4. Who is the first unofficial mayor of Macondo?
(a) Jose Arcardio Buendia
(b) Jose Arcadio
(c) Ursula
(d) Aureliano

5. Who begins to find Jose Arcadio irresistible?
(a) Ursula
(b) Pilar
(c) Amaranta
(d) Rebeca

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aureliano do when he heads about the conservatives?

3. What makes Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula not consummate their relationship?

4. Who is always engaged in productive work?

5. What is the most wonderful of all the objects of wonder that Melqunades brings to Jose Arcadio Buendia?

(see the answer key)

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