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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hortensia Brute, a character who had seen the murderers' bloody knives:
(a) Eventually goes insane from the image and the knowledge of the murder.
(b) Leaves the town, completely shaken by the brutality of the murder.
(c) Believes that honor is love.
(d) Runs naked in the streets to call others' attention to the crime.

3. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:
(a) She is not a virgin.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) She has no inheritance.
(d) She confesses to love another.

4. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:
(a) They have been raised to serve men.
(b) They are not interested in their individuality.
(c) They are not confident enough to pursue their own goals.
(d) They have been raised to suffer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate clearly believes:

2. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:

3. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:

4. Angela is frightened that:

5. Why does Father Carmen Amador perform Santiago's autopsy?

(see the answer key)

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