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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:
(a) Dies in the street.
(b) Says goodbye to his mother for the last time.
(c) Wakes up in the morning.
(d) Walks home from the wedding.

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

3. Bayardo's talk about money and his show of excess at the wedding indicate that he appears to value:
(a) What others have.
(b) What cannot be purchased with money.
(c) What makes others happy.
(d) What money can buy him.

4. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:
(a) She was a practicing mystic.
(b) She was close to Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(c) She always had news before anyone else in the house.
(d) She predicted Santiago's life would end tragically.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:

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

3. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:

4. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:

5. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:

(see the answer key)

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