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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:
(a) She claims they were not allowed to visit her establishment.
(b) She did not allow the twins entrance to her place.
(c) She does not remember the events of that evening clearly.
(d) She claims they never would have left.

2. Pura Vicario dresses her daughter in red and wraps her face in a cloth, which suggests:
(a) Appearances are important in the Vicario family.
(b) Mourning has no place in the Vicario family.
(c) Pura Vicario has plans to abandon her daughter in the streets.
(d) Pura Vicario is in mourning.

3. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:
(a) Victoria and Divina Guzman.
(b) Juan and Poncio Vicario.
(c) Santiaga and Clotilde Armenta.
(d) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.

4. The twins attribute their health problems to:
(a) Guilt over their crime.
(b) Fear.
(c) Attempted poisoning.
(d) The abysmal prison conditions.

5. 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 women are always being deserted by men in pursuit of honor.
(c) That men can never be found at home when they are needed.
(d) That women are ruled by reason while men are ruled by passions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:

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

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

4. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:

5. The Nasar's house was crowded because:

(see the answer key)

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