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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mayor's asks the priest to perform the autopsy instead of a medically trained person because:
(a) He is trying to get his revenge on Santiago's family.
(b) He feels guilty for having failed to warn Santiago.
(c) He is too proud to admit he does not know how to proceed with the examination.
(d) He is too inexperienced to know how to perform the autopsy himself.

2. Angela's appearance when she arrives at home suggests:
(a) She behaved badly and was punished.
(b) She physically fought with Bayardo San Roman, or he beat her.
(c) She tried to escape him and he caught her.
(d) She refused to leave the wedding party.

3. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.
(b) A disregard for others' safety.
(c) A need for the family to impress others.
(d) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes handles her grief by:
(a) Barring her doors from the public.
(b) Excessive eating.
(c) Excessive drinking.
(d) Having all-night parties.

5. The Nasar's house was crowded because:
(a) People had come to pay their respects to Placida Linero.
(b) People had come to get in out of the heat.
(c) People had come to view the body.
(d) People had come to help perform the autopsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:

2. Faustino Santos, the twins' friend, reports their claim to:

3. How does the narrator describe Angela's face during the wedding party?

4. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:

5. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:

(see the answer key)

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