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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People like San Roman because:
(a) He is capable and religious.
(b) Has access to endless resources.
(c) He is swimming in gold.
(d) He is honest and has a good heart.

2. What does Luisa Santiaga learn on her way to warn Placida Linero about the murder plot?
(a) She learns that Santiago is guilty of seducing Angela Vicario.
(b) She learns that Santiago Nasar is already dead.
(c) She learns that Placida Linero is already dead.
(d) She learns that Placida Linero has been dishonored.

3. The white linen clothes Santiago wears on the day of his death make him look:
(a) Like he is wearing pajamas.
(b) Like a bride.
(c) Like a ghost.
(d) Like he never went to bed.

4. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?
(a) A fight between the Vicario brothers.
(b) Roosters crowing.
(c) The wind in the almond trees.
(d) The bishop blessing the town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The engagement of Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman was shorter than the norm because:

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

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

4. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?

5. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the chest of letters Flora Miguel returns to Santiago Nasar.

2. What is suggested by the mention of starch in relation to Santiago and Poncio Vicario? Santiago cannot stand starch in his clothes, while Poncio Vicario's shirt is so heavily starched it stands up by itself.

3. The stray bullet that causes so much destruction in the neighbors' houses in Santiago's youth teaches him to be careful with a gun. What irony might this symbolize?

4. What are some of the images that contribute to the motif of water in the chapter?

5. What do Santiago's regal bearing and wiping the dirt off of his clothes in his final moments suggest?

6. What do the conflicting descriptions of Bayardo San Roman suggest?

7. Underneath the "proper" appearances of the characters in this chapter, many ugly truths lie. What does this suggest about the townspeople?

8. What opposing ideas or concepts are apparent in the chapter?

9. What does the magistrate's note, "fatality makes us invisible," imply?

10. What purpose do the dreams in the chapter serve?

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