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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:
(a) Irony.
(b) Character foil.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Motif.

2. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?
(a) His refusal to deal with aging.
(b) His inability to move on in his life.
(c) His religious beliefs.
(d) His values and his memories.

3. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.
(b) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.
(c) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(d) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.

4. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?
(a) Placida Linero.
(b) Clotilde Armenta.
(c) Victoria Guzman.
(d) Divina Flor.

5. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?
(a) The town was not in need of help.
(b) The bishop, and therefore God, has neglected the town.
(c) No one in authority cared about the town or its inhabitants.
(d) The bishop knows of the murder plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:

2. Despite her fear of Santiago, what does Divina Flor do that might help him the morning of his death?

3. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:

4. Margo insists that Santiago:

5. Bayardo San Roman is described as:

(see the answer key)

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