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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Santiago's mood as he leaves his home for the last time is described as:
(a) Tired, disinterested, and bored.
(b) Sick, angry, and mournful.
(c) Jubilant, energetic, and eager.
(d) Merry, peaceful, and openhearted.

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

3. Clearly the Vicario brothers:
(a) Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.
(b) Disregard the law whenever it suits them.
(c) Don't know if they have killed the right person.
(d) Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.

4. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:
(a) An insomniac falcon.
(b) An insomniac leopard.
(c) A cat woman.
(d) A warlike crane.

5. A word that might describe how the twins feel in this situation is:
(a) Elated.
(b) Trapped.
(c) Paralyzed.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:

2. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?

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

4. Colonel Lazaro Aponte:

5. The repeated mention of Victoria Guzman watching over the coffee pot and gutting animals connotes which popular image?

(see the answer key)

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