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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the traveler that prowls around Macondo, investigating insects and bananas?
2. How old is Ursula's house at this point of the story?
3. Who does not like Fernanda del Carpio?
4. What gets in the way of Amaranta's restoration of the house?
5. The eldest daughter of Fernanda Del Carpio takes up the __________?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the banana company do when people begin to complain of unfair working conditions?
2. What is the secret that Aureliano Amador doesn't know about Amaranta Ursula?
3. Why does Santa Sofia de la Piedad just walk away one day?
4. Who is Aureliano Segundo trying to placate in his life?
5. When does Amaranta believe she will die?
6. What devastation does the five-year-long event cause?
7. Who is the woman that Aureliano Segundo finally chooses?
8. What are some of the odd behaviors of Remedios the Beauty?
9. Why does Meme play the clavichord?
10. What does Aureliano Segundo do because Fernanda is impossible to live with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula do not want to consummate their marriage. Why not? Are their fears practical? Why do they choose to consummate their marriage anyway?
Essay Topic 2
The weather is another strong theme in this book, often changing along with the events in the story. Give specific examples of different weather patterns in this book as well as related examples of how the story is mirroring the weather, and vice versa.
Essay Topic 3
Why is the parchment so important for the characters in the book? What makes this parchment something important to the family? What happens when the parchment is finally deciphered? Who is the one who deciphers it? Why is it so important that this character be the one who deciphers the parchment?
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