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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ursula think about her husband's fascination with science?
(a) It's fascinating and rewarding.
(b) It's never ending and productive.
(c) It's something that should be passed along to the children.
(d) It's ridiculous and expensive.

2. What happens to the solider who shoots the person in #89?
(a) He is let go.
(b) He is shot immediately.
(c) He is court martialed.
(d) He is rewarded.

3. Who does the answer in #113 finally choose?
(a) Aureliano
(b) Jose Arcadio
(c) Jose Arcadio Segundo
(d) Aureliano Segundo

4. What is one of the first thing Ursula buys for her ever expanding home?
(a) A new set of sheets
(b) A record player
(c) A pianola
(d) A rug

5. What did Melqunades seemingly die of?
(a) Influenza
(b) Fever
(c) Plague
(d) Dysentery

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the gypsies?

2. Where did Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula originally live?

3. Who is Amaranta?

4. Who raises their child in an intimate matter past a decent age?

5. Who goes to a theater and is accosted by soldiers, only to be shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Pietro when Amaranta finally rejects his long proposal and courtship?

2. What is so extraordinary about Jose Arcadio's anatomy, so much so that he gets the attention of many gypsies and even terrifies his own mother?

3. Describe Aureliano Segundo.

4. Who are identical twins?

5. What happens to the murderer of Aureliano Jose?

6. What was Jose Arcadio Buendia's original profession?

7. The plague of Rebeca spreads across the town - who helps to save the people?

8. How many children does Santa Sofia de la Piedad have? And what are their names?

9. What is Colonel Aureliano Buendia's final request when he is caught and court martialed?

10. How does Amaranta raise her son Aureliano Jose, and why is this inappropriate?

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