No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories Quiz

Gabriel García Márquez

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 1

No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 2

No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 3

No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 4

Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 1

Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 2

Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 3

Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 4

Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 5

Big Mama's Funeral, Part 6

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No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories Quiz

No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories Quiz

Narration comments that even people who have been waiting for sixty years for their veteran's pensions attended Big Mama's funeral. Which character and situation from earlier in the collection is referenced in this comment, and why? (from Big Mama's Funeral, Part 6)

What incident in the story foreshadows Mina's revelation that "he" has left, and why? (from Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 5)

Given the novel's themes, what is the most likely reason that the colonel experiences a similarity between the feelings of the town in the aftermath of the cockfight and the aftermath of the political rally? (from No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 4)

Father Anthony Isabel's habit of visiting the train every Friday echoes the habit of which character from which story earlier in the collection? (from Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 4)

In what significant way are Balthazar and Senora Montiel similar? (from Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 3)