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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. When does this event that Amaranta envisions in #143 happen?

2. What does the banana factory do to lure workers for the massacre?

3. What does Gaston do when he realizes that Amaranta Ursula will never tire of Macondo?

4. Why did Fernanda del Carpio accept the marriage proposal from Aureliano Segundo?

5. Who is the stranger that arrives at the door?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jose Arcadio leave home to do?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Amaranta Ursula delivers her child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The recurring role of incest in this novel creates a bit of a moral quandary for the reader, but the characters in the story don't seem to see it that way. How is their solitary location increasing their chances of incest? Why is incest a constant threat to their family? What effects does incest have on the family ? Give at least three consequences, describing exactly how the act of incest affects those involved as well as those around them.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in this book take on lovers to help them with their loneliness, it seems. Describe the necessity of Pilar, Remedios the Beauty, Santa Sofia de la Piedad, and other women in the novel. What do they give to the lovers they take? What do these relationships take away from those who are in them?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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