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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pietro proclaim his love for?
(a) Rebeca
(b) Amaranta
(c) Ursula
(d) Remedios

2. Who is the eleven-year-old girl who arrives at the Buendia house?
(a) Ruth
(b) Rena
(c) Rebeca
(d) Remedios

3. What was Jose Arcadio Buendia's previous occupation?
(a) He raised cattle.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a cockfighter.
(d) He rode bulls.

4. Who goes to a theater and is accosted by soldiers, only to be shot?
(a) Aureliano Jose
(b) Jose Arcadio Buendia
(c) Jose Arcadio
(d) Remedios

5. What do the townspeople do when Jose Arcadio Buendia seems to go mad?
(a) They make him go to a doctor.
(b) They tie him to a chestnut tree in the courtyard.
(c) They ask him to leave town.
(d) They burn the toys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has been happening in the town for nearly five years?

3. What happens to Jose Arcadio Segundo?

4. After many days of consumption, who seems to be dying, yet recovers completely?

5. What does Macondo's growth NOT bring to the town?

(see the answer key)

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