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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez
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**Quiz Question: *One Hundred Years of Solitude* by Gabriel García Márquez** Who is the founding patriarch that establishes the fictional town of Macondo at the beginning of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*? A) Aureliano Buendía B) José Arcadio Buendía C) Colonel Aureliano Buendía D) Úrsula Iguarán **Correct Answer: B) José Arcadio Buendía** *Explanation: José Arcadio Buendía leads a group of settlers through the jungle to create the isolated town of Macondo, which becomes the backdrop for the Buendía family's multigenerational story.*
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**Quiz Question: *One Hundred Years of Solitude* by Gabriel García Márquez** Who is the founding patriarch that establishes the fictional town of Macondo at the start of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*? A) Aureliano Buendía B) José Arcadio Buendía C) Colonel Aureliano Buendía D) Úrsula Iguarán **Correct Answer: B) José Arcadio Buendía** *Explanation: José Arcadio Buendía leads a group of settlers through the jungle to create the town of Macondo, which becomes the central setting for the novel and the home of the Buendía family over seven generations.*
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**Quiz Question — *One Hundred Years of Solitude* by Gabriel García Márquez** Who is the founding patriarch that establishes the fictional town of Macondo at the start of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*? A) Aureliano Buendía B) José Arcadio Buendía C) Colonel Aureliano Buendía D) Úrsula Iguarán **Correct Answer: B) José Arcadio Buendía** *Explanation: José Arcadio Buendía leads a group of settlers through the jungle to found the secluded town of Macondo, which becomes the backdrop for the Buendía family's saga that spans seven generations.*
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