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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:
(a) The Colonel is more interested in his own concerns than in warning Santiago Nasar.
(b) The Colonel believes Santiago Nasar should die.
(c) The Colonel is far too distracted by the bishop's visit to warn Santiago Nasar.
(d) The Colonel has not been warned about the murder plot either.

2. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:
(a) He hasn't taken the medical exam yet.
(b) He feels guilty for murdering Santiago.
(c) He was such close friends with Santiago.
(d) He is still angry at Santiago's behavior.

3. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?
(a) Hires the Vicario twins to threaten him.
(b) Violently guts rabbits in front of him.
(c) Burns him with his coffee.
(d) Threatens to tell Santiago's mother what he has been up to.

4. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:
(a) Santiago's mother has warned Victoria about him.
(b) Santiago has attempted to seduce Victoria.
(c) Victoria herself was his father's mistress.
(d) Santiago has told her his intentions.

5. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:
(a) They were not convinced the wedding would take place.
(b) They thought women should be allowed to make up their own minds.
(c) They said it looked to them like women problems.
(d) They felt it was a matter of her honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayardo's statement, "Well, here I am," suggests:

2. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?

3. Faustino Santos, the twins' friend, reports their claim to:

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

5. Another contrast of values apparent in the chapter is:

(see the answer key)

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