One Hundred Years of Solitude

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. Who is the father of Colonel Aureliano Buendía?

2. Who discovers the route to the capitol?

3. What is the plague that Rebeca brings to Macondo?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Melquíades connect Macondo to the outside world?

2. Why does José Arcadio kill Prudencio Aguilar?

3. Who introduces the elder José Arcadio to the daguerreotype? Why does José Arcadio become so interested in this invention?

Paired Resource

“The Solitude of Latin America”

• García Márquez’s Nobel lecture discusses the unique history of Latin America.
• The topics in this lecture connect to the theme of The Nonlinearity of Time.
• How does the history and culture of Latin America inform García Márquez’s fiction?

“Emerging Romani Voices From Latin America”

• This 2004 article from the European Roma Rights Centre offers information on the Romani presence in Latin American countries.
• The information in this resource connects to the theme of Predictive Omens.
• What is the overall role of Romani characters (such as Melquíades) in the novel?

CHAPTERS 4-6

Reading Check

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