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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 believes Angela Vicario has always exhibited:
(a) A poverty of morals and a reckless nature.
(b) A weakness of spirit and an air of helplessness.
(c) A desperation men found stifling.
(d) A boldness unbecoming to a lady.

2. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":
(a) ...Conveyed urgency.
(b) ...Served to conceal rather than reveal.
(c) ...Disguised what he had come to town for.
(d) ...Did not allow him to be known at first sight.

3. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(b) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.
(c) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(d) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.

4. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:
(a) Supernatural.
(b) Funereal.
(c) Mournful.
(d) Holy.

5. How does the narrator describe Angela's face during the wedding party?
(a) She now has the look of a trapped animal.
(b) She now has the face of a married woman.
(c) She looks offended by the excess.
(d) She is extremely frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:

2. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?

3. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:

4. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:

5. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:

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