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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:
(a) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.
(b) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.
(c) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.
(d) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.

4. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?
(a) A fight between the Vicario brothers.
(b) Roosters crowing.
(c) The wind in the almond trees.
(d) The bishop blessing the town.

5. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house appears to be:
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A sweatshop.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

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

3. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:

4. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?

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

(see the answer key)

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