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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house appears to be:
(a) A sweatshop.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A restaurant.

2. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?
(a) Divina Flor.
(b) Victoria Guzman.
(c) Clotilde Armenta.
(d) Placida Linero.

3. Why can't Santiago stand starch in his clothes?
(a) He doesn't want to look stiff.
(b) He thinks starch is for girls.
(c) His skin is too sensitive for it.
(d) It makes his clothes look dirty.

4. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(b) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.
(c) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.
(d) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.

5. The idea that Santiago's image, kneeling to pick up the letters, "looked like penance" suggests:
(a) He needed forgiveness from the family.
(b) His religious beliefs were unchanged.
(c) He would admit his wrongdoing.
(d) He was guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The twins are not worried about Santiago carrying a gun because:

2. Clothilde Armenta correctly assumes that:

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

4. When the others in the meat market complain of hangovers or of missing the cake at the wedding, how do the twins reply?

5. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:

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