One Hundred Years of Solitude Study Guide

1. Who are the founders of Macondo?

• The Marquezes
• The del Carpios
• The Buendias
• The Moscotes

2. Where did they come from?

• Moscow
• Riohacha
• Santiago
• Aracataca

3. Every March, the gypsies bring wondrous things to town. What item makes a lasting impression on Colonel Aureliano Buendia?

• Flying carpet
• Magnets
• Mirrors
• Ice

4. What relation are Jose Arcadio Buendia and his wife, Ursula Iguaran?

• Great uncle/niece
• Cousins
• Second cousins once removed
• Siblings

5. Why did Jose Arcadio Buendia kill Prudencio Aguilar?

• Buendia wanted his land
• They were drunk
• Aguilar was sleeping with Buendia's sister
• Aguilar insulted his manhood

6. Don Moscote wants to make Macondo in the image of the government by asking the residents to:

• Dance in the streets
• Paint their houses blue
• Plant chestnut trees
• Own fighting cocks

7. Who is the mother of Jose Arcadio's first son and Aureliano's first son?

• Pilar Ternera
• Remedios Moscote
• Carmelita Montiel
• Amaranta

8. What else does this woman do for the Buendias?

• Repairs the oven
• Warns them of political intrigue
• Cooks for them
• Tells their fortunes

9. Which Buendia appears out of nowhere, with no past?

• Amaranta Iguaran
• Aureliano Deux
• Jose Arcadio
• Rebeca

10. What plague does this Buendia bring?

• Snakes
• Floods
• Toads
• Insomnia