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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:
(a) He can avoid the Vicario twins.
(b) He can have coffee with Victoria Guzman.
(c) He can sleep for an hour before the bishop arrived.
(d) He can reassure his mother of his safety.

3. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:
(a) Rather than wanting her to be happy, Bayardo tries to keep her miserable.
(b) He is tormented by her inability to love him.
(c) He is having some revenge on the family.
(d) Rather than making her happy, the marriage makes her miserable.

4. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:
(a) A desire to deceive others.
(b) An unwillingness to see or acknowledge the truth.
(c) A refusal to face situations without help.
(d) A desire to hide in the dark.

5. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?
(a) The narrator's mother does not forsee Santiago's murder.
(b) The narrator's father plays violin, and his sister, the nun, dances.
(c) The bishop's boat comes through town.
(d) The narrator and his friends argue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Margo insists that Santiago:

3. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?

4. People like San Roman because:

5. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:

(see the answer key)

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