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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 dies, leaving Pilar the last of the second generation of the family?

2. What does Amaranta Ursula do when Gaston writes of his return to the town?

3. What do Aureliano Segundo and Petra Cotes do to make money?

4. What is the manuscript written in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meme do after her lover Mauricio Babilonia is shot and killed?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Jose Arcadio leave home to do?

8. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

9. What happens when Amaranta Ursula delivers her child?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Government seems to play a significant role in this novel. How does the government positively affect Macondo? How does the government negatively affect Macondo? Give at least two specific examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

The town of Macondo changes throughout the course of the novel - describe the life cycle of this town from its beginnings, changes, and to its eventual end. Why do these changes make sense for the novel and for the town itself?

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