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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 on Good Friday?

2. Who is locked in the laboratory?

3. How old is Ursula's house at this point of the story?

4. Who is the traveler that prowls around Macondo, investigating insects and bananas?

5. What does Aureliano Segundo do in his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the child is missing from his crib, what has happened to the child?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Jose Arcadio leave home to do?

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

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

10. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The love that is described in this novel is a bit different from most readers' traditional ideas about love. It seems the family is quite hindered by their lack of ability to love. Describe three reasons why the Buendia family might have had such a hard time creating love in their lives.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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