Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?
2. How is the presidential limo disguised?
3. The remains of the General are found:
4. Whose husband does the General claim to have retrieved for her?
5. Which omen caused the General to change the date of a public appearance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the leaders of a failed rebellion killed?
2. What happens at the meeting of the Federalist Generals?
3. Who were the Federalists?
4. Why does the General relocate his mother to a mansion in the suburbs?
5. Why does the General stop appearing in the city alongside the group of senators?
6. Which group is the exception to the General's rebuilding policy?
7. How is the lottery system rigged?
8. What is the General's "second death"?
9. After the U.S. occupiers leave, why is Bendicion Alvarado unhappy?
10. How do the people react to the General's second death? Why do they react this way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the treatment of children in this novel. At various stages of the General's rule, we are confronted with potentially disturbing treatment of children. From the indiscriminate fathering of thousands of children to the imprisonment and slaughter of the two thousand children under seven whose job it is to control the lottery, the General commits many acts of violence against children. Why does Garcia Marquez include these acts in the novel? What does this treatment accomplish? How does it affect our perception of the General? Provide specific details from the novel as support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
The human and the supernatural are juxtaposed in this novel. Discuss the role of religion, fate and omens in the novel. How do these notions factor into the plot of the novel and the overall message of the work? How is religion treated in the novel? How does the General respond to fate and markers of that fate? Provide support from the novel to strengthen your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Garcia Marquez seamlessly slides between narrative voices ranging from the group of citizens who find the General's body to the General to the school girl the General molests. How would you describe this form of narration? Is it stream of consciousness? Is it free indirect discourse (a technique in which the novelist enters the minds of multiple characters to present different perspectives)? Do their stories line up or are they divergent? Are there contradictions within the narrative? What is the overall effect of these various voices? Support your essay with details from the novel.
|
This section contains 887 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
