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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Bayardo has aged in many ways, Angela says she sees him:
(a) Just the same as he was on their wedding day.
(b) With a greater love than ever before.
(c) As a happier man than she remembered.
(d) As she saw him the first time.

2. Because Angela's unanswered letters make her feel like she is writing to no one:
(a) She is able to be honest and discovers all her feelings.
(b) She writes down all her secrets, including her love for Santiago.
(c) She risks her reputation in sending them anyway.
(d) She stops writing them.

3. The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because:
(a) He remains in the widower Xius house, never to be seen again.
(b) He never marries again.
(c) He was not really wealthy after all.
(d) They believe he is the only true victim.

4. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?
(a) He proposes to Mercedes Barcha.
(b) He reveals Angela and Santiago's affair.
(c) He proposes to Bayardo's sister.
(d) He overhears the brothers' plot to kill Santiago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?

2. Bayardo San Roman's family could be described as:

3. The juxtaposition of Santiago's massacred body and his elaborate coffin suggests:

4. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:

5. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:

(see the answer key)

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