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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the executor of José Montiel's estate?
(a) Mr. Canada.
(b) Mr. Carmichael.
(c) Mr. Longfellow.
(d) Mr. Herbert.

2. What device kills pain in "Blacamán"?
(a) A hamster wheel.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A battery-powered alarm clock.
(d) A pogo stick.

3. Who was Rebecca's husband?
(a) Damaso.
(b) Aurelio Escovar.
(c) José Arcadio Buendía.
(d) Mr. Carmichael.

4. From what does Big Mama's doctor suffer?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Hypochondria.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Pleurisy.

5. At what time did José Montiel habitually go to Mass?
(a) 10:00 AM.
(b) 2:00 PM.
(c) Noon.
(d) 8:00 AM.

6. In "The Sea of Lost Time," which stranger comes to town?
(a) Eréndira.
(b) Mr. Herbert.
(c) Ulises.
(d) Mr. Carmichael.

7. What item does Mina make to sell?
(a) Postcards.
(b) Roses.
(c) Figurines.
(d) Necklaces.

8. In "A Very Old Man," what does the spider woman eat?
(a) Meatballs.
(b) Insects.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Vegetables.

9. How often does Onésimo Sánchez campaign?
(a) Every eight years.
(b) Every six years.
(c) Every four years.
(d) Every two years.

10. How much longer than the village is the ghost ship in "The Last Voyage"?
(a) Four hundred meters.
(b) Thirty times.
(c) Ninety-seven times.
(d) Two miles.

11. Where do José Montiel's daughters live?
(a) Paris.
(b) Brisbane.
(c) Chicago.
(d) London.

12. Who travels with Eréndira and her grandmother?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A photographer.
(d) A butcher.

13. What does Damaso bring to Ana at the beginning of the story?
(a) A cantaloupe.
(b) Billiard balls.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Two hundred pesos.

14. What miracle will the narrator of "Blacamán" not perform for his audiences?
(a) Resurrection.
(b) Making the lame walk.
(c) Healing migraines.
(d) Making the blind see.

15. To whom does Father Anthony Isabel give the offering?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) The devil.
(c) The traveling boy.
(d) The birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death Constant Beyond Love," of what are the butterflies made?

2. How old is Big Mama when she dies?

3. What killed José Montiel?

4. How much admission do Pelayo and Elisenda charge to see the old man?

5. For what is Mina searching at the beginning of "Artificial Roses"?

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