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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:
(a) He was too terrified to repeat it.
(b) He thought they were all asleep.
(c) He passed out when he got home.
(d) He does not understand what he saw.

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

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

4. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:
(a) That it was fated or inevitable in such a town and culture.
(b) That Santiago knew he would die that day.
(c) That it was his punishment for a misspent life.
(d) That it was everyone's plan to murder him.

5. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?
(a) The bishop, and therefore God, has neglected the town.
(b) The town was not in need of help.
(c) The bishop knows of the murder plot.
(d) No one in authority cared about the town or its inhabitants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Margo insists that Santiago:

2. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:

3. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:

4. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:

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

(see the answer key)

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