1. The narrator suspects that the San Roman family's excessive show of grief:
(a) Is meant to show the townspeople how humble they are.
(b) Is concealing another, greater shame.
(c) Is covering up their secret satisfaction over the failure of the marriage.
(d) Is meant to make the Vicario family feel guilty.

2. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:
(a) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.
(b) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.
(c) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.
(d) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.

3. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:
(a) He does not really believe any harm will come to Santiago.
(b) He is afraid of the Vicario twins' revenge if he should warn Santiago.
(c) He is distracted by the bishop's visit and forgets.
(d) He is late for the bishop's visit and decides against visiting Santiago's house.

4. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:
(a) Pedro has lost his sense of duty since returning from the military.
(b) Pedro has been to war and knows what it is to kill a man.
(c) Pedro is resistant to any kind of authority.
(d) Pedro is cowardly since his return from the military.

5. The priest laments that a brilliant future was cut short for Santiago because:
(a) His brain was left untouched by the autopsy.
(b) His heart was enlarged in his chest.
(c) He had so many admirers.
(d) His brain was larger than the average Englishman's.