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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. How many people are massacred?

2. Who does Aureliano see at a strange brothel?

3. Where is Meme take by Fernanda del Carpio?

4. What happens to Jose Arcadio Segundo?

5. Who gives the person in #154 a long monologue of grief?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Aureliano Segundo trying to placate in his life?

3. What are some of the odd behaviors of Remedios the Beauty?

4. When does Amaranta believe she will die?

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

6. What are some of the signs that Macondo is becoming more modern?

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

8. Why does Meme play the clavichord?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the very beginning of this novel, the idea of time is an important theme. Because time seems to be cyclical in nature, it's difficult to tell when events happen - or if they even happen at all. Describe three events in the novel where time seems to affect the memory of the event as well as how time affects those involved in the event: the banana factory massacre, the political turn of events, and the deeds of Colonel Aureliano Buendia.

Essay Topic 2

Men and women have vastly different parts to play in this novel. Using characters from each generation as examples, describe the role of men in this novel as well as the roles of women. How do they differ? How are they the same?

Essay Topic 3

A running theme in this novel is the idea of fantasy. Many characters do things and say things that aren't necessarily grounded in fact. Choose three examples of how the fantasy elements in this story affect the actions and the outcomes of the story.

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