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One Hundred Years Of Solitude
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Famous for its magical realist style, this 1967 novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founded the town of Macondo, a fictitious town in the country of Colombia. The story covers sveen generations of the Buendía Family in the town of Macondo. The founding patriarch of Macondo, José Arcadio Buendía, and Úrsula Iguarán, his wife (and first cousin), leave Riohacha, Colombia, to find a better life and a new home.

One Hundred Years Of Solitude
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25 Questions

1. What Inventions Does Melquiades Bring And What Does Jose Arcadio Buendia Do With Them?

2. Who Is Sir Francis Drake?

3. What Happens To The Twins?

4. What Is Arcadio's Final Request?

5. Jose Arcadio Buendia

6. What Do We Learn About The Colonel's Military Career?

7. Explain Ursula's Death.

8. Aureliano Buendia

9. What Happens To Jose Arcadio Segundo After The Strike?

10. Historical Context

11. What Are The Colonel's Circles?

12. Ursula Iguaran

13. Aureliano Ii

14. What Is The Mark On The Colonel's Sons?

15. What Traits Does Jose Arcadio Have?

16. Explain Jose Arcadio Buendia's Madness.

17. Describe The Relationship Between Amaranta And Aureliano Jose.

18. When The Colonel Departs From Macondo - Who Assumes Power?

19. Who Was The Duke Of Marlborough?

20. What Do The Liberals Call The Conservatives?

21. What Happens When The Gypsies Return?

22. Brief Plot Summary

23. Reasons To Read This Novel

24. Subjectivity Of Experienced Reality

25. Magical Realism