Chapter 6

  1. Summarize what is going to happen to Colonel AurelianoBuendía during his lifetime. What does this show about his character? What is the name of this literary device?
  2. What happens to Macondo when Arcadio is put in charge? What are some of the things he does to maintain order? What does Don ApolinarMoscote say in response to this?
  3. How does Úrsula begin to rule the town? What changes does she make? What does this show about her character? How does her relationship with José ArcadioBuendía develop?
  4. What exciting news doesÚrsula tell her husband about Amaranta? How did the relationship between Amaranta and Pietro Crespi develop? What decision does Amaranta finally make? Why do you think she made this decision? What finally happens to Pietro? How do both Úrsula and Amaranta react to this?
  5. Please describe, in ACADEMIC TERMS, how the relationship between Arcadio and Santa Sofía de la Piedad develops. Why did Pilar Ternera try so hard to get them together?
  6. What change comes over the relationship between José Arcadio and Rebeca? What caused the change? What finally happens between them? Who finds out about it, and how? What does Rebeca do as a result?
  7. What message does Arcadio receive from Colonel AurelianoBuendía? Does Arcadio follow the order? What happens as a result of his choice? What finally happens to Arcadio?

Chapter 7

  1. Describe what happens to Colonel AurelianoBuendía in Chapter 7. Where is he staying, and what condition is he in? How does Úrsula get in to see him, and what does she bring him? What is supposed to happen to him? Why does nobody want to do it? What happens when it is finally done? What does he remember as it is happening?
  2. Who is Colonel GerineldoMárquez? What is his background in Macondo? Who does he fall in love with? What is her response?
  3. What finally happens to José ArcadioBuendía? Who does he see and talk to, and who takes care of him? What is happening at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 11

  1. What is the nature of Aureliano Segundo’s relationship with Petra Cotes? How did she change his character? What does she keep to ensure that he will come back to her one more time? What is magical about their relationship?
  2. Describe Fernanda delCarpio’s childhood. Who raised her, and how did they raise her? What did she constantly make, even as a child? What did she grow up believing? How did she arrive in Macondo? Who does she marry? What is their relationship like?
  3. What change does Fernanda delCarpio make when she joins the Buendía family? How does the family feel about her? How do they demonstrate this feeling? Who does Fernanda receive packages from, and what do they contain? What final agreement does Fernanda make with her husband?
  4. Who comes to the Buendía home during the celebration of Colonel AurelianoBuendía? What do they have in common? What do they all receive on Ash Wednesday? What happens to them when they first come to Macondo? What finally happens to them?
  5. Who is Aureliano Triste? What does he look like? Who does he discover when he goes to renovate a run-down big house that looks abandoned? Who has been constantly thinking about her? What important invention does Aureliano Triste bring to Macondo? How do the townspeople react?