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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The bishop knows of the murder plot.
(d) No one in authority cared about the town or its inhabitants.

2. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?
(a) Margot and Christo Bedoya.
(b) Poncio and Pedro Vicario.
(c) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) Carmen Amador and Cotilde Armenta.

3. People like San Roman because:
(a) He is capable and religious.
(b) He is swimming in gold.
(c) Has access to endless resources.
(d) He is honest and has a good heart.

4. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?
(a) He hates the town.
(b) He is afraid of the Vicario brothers.
(c) He has other towns to visit.
(d) He knows about the murder plot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:

2. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?

3. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?

4. The Poncio twins lifting their sister by the waist and demanding an answer from her suggests what about her character?

5. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:

(see the answer key)

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