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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rejects the Buendia name?
(a) Rebeca
(b) Arcadio
(c) Amaranta
(d) Aureliano

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

3. What does Amaranta decline to do after she accepts the proposal?
(a) Stay in town
(b) Set a marriage date
(c) Be with this groom.
(d) Tell others.

4. Who is tampering with Rebeca's impending wedding?
(a) Aureliano
(b) Jose Arcadio
(c) Jose Arcadio Buendia
(d) Amaranta

5. What causes Jose Arcadio Buendia to stop believing in God?
(a) When Ursula has a nervous breakdown.
(b) When he prays for something and it doesn't happen.
(c) When he tries unsuccesfully to take a picture of God.
(d) When they are asked to paint their house blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first unofficial mayor of Macondo?

2. Who is the eleven-year-old girl who arrives at the Buendia house?

3. Who does Arcadio transfer land grants to?

4. What happens to Arcadio after town violence erupts?

5. Who tries, though unsuccessfully, to court Amaranta?

(see the answer key)

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