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

2. What does the builder of the answer in #129 do to Jose Arcadio's grave?

3. Who is buried in the courtyard of a brothel?

4. Who does Aureliano meet outside of the home?

5. Who dies on Good Friday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jose Arcadio leave home to do?

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

3. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

4. What are some of the signs that Macondo is becoming more modern?

5. Who is Aureliano Segundo trying to placate in his life?

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

7. Who is the stranger who arrives at the door?

8. When Amaranta Ursula returns to Macondo, who does she bring with her?

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

10. When does Amaranta believe she will die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For many characters in the book, they learn of their fate long before the fate comes to pass. Give three examples of how this has happened to characters in the novel, including a full description of the foreshadowing, the way the character reacted, and whether the fate came true.

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

It could be said that the novel is comparable to the Book of Genesis in the Bible. Give some examples of how this could be the case, keeping in mind that Genesis' story begins with the creation of paradise and the eventual downfall and alteration of Paradise because of one person's choice to create the world in the first place. Cite at least four examples of similarities and differences between Genesis and the story of Macondo.

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