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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. Who dies during this chapter?
(a) Jose Arcadio
(b) Colonel Gerineldo Marquez
(c) Fernanda del Carpio
(d) Rebeca

2. Why does Meme continue to play her instrument even though she doesn't enjoy it?
(a) Because it pleases her mother
(b) Because she is bored
(c) Because she wants to impress a man
(d) Because she is told to

3. What is the manuscript written in?
(a) Latin
(b) Spanish
(c) Code
(d) Sanskrit

4. Why did Fernanda del Carpio accept the marriage proposal from Aureliano Segundo?
(a) Because she is lonely
(b) Because of his romantic nature
(c) Because of his wealth
(d) Because of his sexual prowess

5. Who dies, and is left dressed as a queen in repose?
(a) Ursula
(b) Santa Sofia de la Piedad
(c) Fernanda del Carpio
(d) Meme

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides never to speak again as a result of her loss?

2. What is Fernanda del Carpio's daughter's name?

3. Who does Meme meet and begin to have an affair with?

4. What does Aureliano Segundo do with his wealth?

5. How old is Ursula's house at this point of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Amaranta Ursula delivers her child?

2. Who is the woman that Aureliano Segundo finally chooses?

3. What does the banana company do when people begin to complain of unfair working conditions?

4. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

5. What devastation does the five-year-long event cause?

6. Why does Santa Sofia de la Piedad just walk away one day?

7. What is the secret that Aureliano Amador doesn't know about Amaranta Ursula?

8. Who is helping to pay for the essentials (e.g., food) for Fernanda?

9. What does Aureliano Segundo do because Fernanda is impossible to live with?

10. What is Jose Arcadio Segundo doing as he's locked in the laboratory?

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