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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. Which woman assumes she would be royalty?

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

3. Who leaves home for papal training in Rome?

4. Who wants his throat slashed when he dies?

5. Who gives the person in #154 a long monologue of grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Amaranta Ursula delivers her child?

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

3. What continues to occur for five long years in Macondo?

4. What are some of the odd behaviors of Remedios the Beauty?

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

6. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Again and again in the novel, a reader sees characters running away from their problems and running away from danger. List three examples in which this happens in the novel as well as why this choice works or doesn't work for the individual characters. Are the characters running out of self preservation or out of fear? Or is there another reason to run away?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The idea of religion is not something that's overlooked in this novel. From the many spiritual advisers to the idea of alternative religions and belief systems, it seems the author is just as interested in creating confusion as he is interested in creating order. What does this novel seem to say about religion in general and its usefulness in family life, home life, and politics?

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