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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The juxtaposition of Santiago's massacred body and his elaborate coffin suggests:
(a) The superstition of the townspeople.
(b) The hypocrisy of values among the townspeople.
(c) The futility of preserving youth.
(d) The arrogance of the priest and doctor.

2. The court that tries the Vicario twins decides:
(a) They are mentally unfit to stand trial.
(b) They will be punished in the afterlife.
(c) They acted honorably in defense of their sister.
(d) They will both be hanged.

3. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:
(a) He stole their sister's virginity.
(b) He refused to marry Angela.
(c) He spread rumors about Angela through the town.
(d) He told Angela's husband she was not a virgin.

4. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:
(a) Juan and Poncio Vicario.
(b) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(c) Santiaga and Clotilde Armenta.
(d) Victoria and Divina Guzman.

5. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:
(a) Santiago's murder.
(b) The roosters crowing at the dock.
(c) The wedding party starting up again.
(d) The bishop's arrival.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?

2. Up until the time of the murder the Vicario twins:

3. Appearances suggest that Flora Miguel's family:

4. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:

5. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

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