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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:
(a) He is afraid of the Vicario twins' revenge if he should warn Santiago.
(b) He is distracted by the bishop's visit and forgets.
(c) He does not really believe any harm will come to Santiago.
(d) He is late for the bishop's visit and decides against visiting Santiago's house.

2. Though Bayardo has aged in many ways, Angela says she sees him:
(a) With a greater love than ever before.
(b) Just the same as he was on their wedding day.
(c) As she saw him the first time.
(d) As a happier man than she remembered.

3. The author differentiates between his sisters by calling them:
(a) My sister Margot and My sister the nun.
(b) My sister the spinster and My sister the nun.
(c) My sister Margot and My sister Ignacia.
(d) My favorite sister and My other sister.

4. The twins' actions seem to result from:
(a) A senes of bloodthirstiness, but not a sense of pride.
(b) A sense of honor, but not bloodthirstiness.
(c) A sense of compassion, but not a sense of duty.
(d) A sense of duty, but not a sense of pride.

5. The Nasar's house was crowded because:
(a) People had come to pay their respects to Placida Linero.
(b) People had come to get in out of the heat.
(c) People had come to help perform the autopsy.
(d) People had come to view the body.

6. Bayardo's statement, "Well, here I am," suggests:
(a) That he knows what Angela wants and has forgiven her.
(b) That he has been there all along.
(c) That he has come to confront her about her behavior.
(d) That he is now ready to hear her explanations.

7. Clearly the Vicario brothers:
(a) Disregard the law whenever it suits them.
(b) Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.
(c) Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.
(d) Don't know if they have killed the right person.

8. 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.

9. Santiago's autopsy has to be performed in a hurry because:
(a) The Nasars' dogs have begun to eat the body.
(b) The townspeople want to desecrate the remains.
(c) The heat is extreme and the body is decomposing.
(d) Santiago's coffin is prepared and waiting for him.

10. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes handles her grief by:
(a) Excessive drinking.
(b) Excessive eating.
(c) Barring her doors from the public.
(d) Having all-night parties.

11. The priest describes the autopsy as:
(a) Being the work of savage dogs.
(b) Being the work of that barbarian the mayor.
(c) Having killed Santiago all over again.
(d) Having scarred him for life.

12. Ironically, the matriarch of the Arab community was responsible for:
(a) Curing the Vicario twins' illnesses.
(b) Carrying out the revenge against the twins.
(c) Assuaging the twins' guilt.
(d) Providing the twins with a place to stay.

13. The priest laments that a brilliant future was cut short for Santiago because:
(a) He had so many admirers.
(b) His brain was larger than the average Englishman's.
(c) His heart was enlarged in his chest.
(d) His brain was left untouched by the autopsy.

14. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:
(a) He can avoid the Vicario twins.
(b) He can sleep for an hour before the bishop arrived.
(c) He can have coffee with Victoria Guzman.
(d) He can reassure his mother of his safety.

15. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:
(a) Pedro has been to war and knows what it is to kill a man.
(b) Pedro is cowardly since his return from the military.
(c) Pedro has lost his sense of duty since returning from the military.
(d) Pedro is resistant to any kind of authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:

2. The twins were transferred to:

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

4. The Colonel treats the twins like:

5. The narrator suspects that the San Roman family's excessive show of grief:

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