Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?
(a) His refusal to deal with aging.
(b) His values and his memories.
(c) His inability to move on in his life.
(d) His religious beliefs.

2. The twins' actions seem to result from:
(a) A sense of duty, but not a sense of pride.
(b) A senes of bloodthirstiness, but not a sense of pride.
(c) A sense of honor, but not bloodthirstiness.
(d) A sense of compassion, but not a sense of duty.

3. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(b) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.
(c) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(d) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.

4. When Clothilde Armenta says "That day I realized just how alone we women are in the world," she implies:
(a) That women are often responsible for restoring order by calming the passions of men.
(b) That men can never be found at home when they are needed.
(c) That women are always being deserted by men in pursuit of honor.
(d) That women are ruled by reason while men are ruled by passions.

5. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:
(a) A name among the shadows.
(b) A well-aimed dart.
(c) A dead man.
(d) A butterfly with no will of its own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:

2. The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because:

3. What does the author call some of the events that led to Santiago's death?

4. Officer Leandro Pornoy, who visited with the twins at Clothilde Armenta's:

5. Why can't Santiago stand starch in his clothes?

(see the answer key)

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