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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:
(a) An unwillingness to see or acknowledge the truth.
(b) A refusal to face situations without help.
(c) A desire to deceive others.
(d) A desire to hide in the dark.

2. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.
(b) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.
(c) A disregard for others' safety.
(d) A need for the family to impress others.

3. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:
(a) Bashful and withdrawn.
(b) Contemptuous and resentful.
(c) Fearful and concerned.
(d) Curious and excited.

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

5. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?
(a) Good luck.
(b) A fear of birds.
(c) A need to move to another town.
(d) A negative outcome for his day.

6. Angela's appearance when she arrives at home suggests:
(a) She refused to leave the wedding party.
(b) She tried to escape him and he caught her.
(c) She behaved badly and was punished.
(d) She physically fought with Bayardo San Roman, or he beat her.

7. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:
(a) The wedding party starting up again.
(b) The roosters crowing at the dock.
(c) Santiago's murder.
(d) The bishop's arrival.

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

9. Santiago's statement about his own wedding is ironic because:
(a) He claims his wedding will be the biggest the town has ever seen.
(b) He claims life will be too short to tell others about it.
(c) He never plans to marry.
(d) His wedding was a small, simple affair.

10. Divina Flor claims she did not warn Santiago about the murder plot against him because:
(a) She was only a child, incapable of making her own decisions.
(b) She thought the murder plot was a joke.
(c) She was afraid of her mother that morning.
(d) She thought Santiago was already a ghost because his touch was cold.

11. Despite her fear of Santiago, what does Divina Flor do that might help him the morning of his death?
(a) She asks her mother to help him.
(b) She warns Placida Linero of the murder plot.
(c) She gives him the warning someone slipped beneath the door.
(d) She leaves the front door unlocked.

12. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:
(a) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.
(b) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.
(c) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.
(d) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.

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

14. All of the Vicario children had been raised to:
(a) Pursue the church above all else.
(b) Fill the traditional roles of men and women.
(c) Enter arranged marriages.
(d) Ignore earthly pleasures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:

2. Margo insists that Santiago:

3. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?

4. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

5. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:

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