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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. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:
(a) Priests.
(b) Butchers.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Carpenters.

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

3. How does the narrator describe Angela's face during the wedding party?
(a) She looks offended by the excess.
(b) She now has the face of a married woman.
(c) She now has the look of a trapped animal.
(d) She is extremely frightened.

4. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:
(a) He left so early in the morning.
(b) He left through the front door, which was forbidden by his mother.
(c) He left through the front door, which was reserved for special occasions.
(d) He left in his pajamas.

5. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?
(a) The dreams seem to indicate feelings of guilt and inadequacy.
(b) The dreams seem to indicate a fear of heights.
(c) The dreams seem to indicate a new love for Santiago.
(d) The dreams seem to indicate delight over a secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:

2. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?

3. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the townspeople's attitudes toward the twins' plans to kill Santiago Nasar.

2. Describe the Arab community's reaction to Santiago's death.

3. After the murder, how do people feel about the twins' actions?

4. The author uses the words "tortured" and "terrified" to describe the bride, and the word "devastation" to describe the aftermath of the wedding. How are these words appropriate?

5. What does the narrator's recount of mundane details do for the story?

6. The fact that Santiago Nasar never turns on the light in his bedroom, but instead stays in the dark, might symbolize what idea?

7. Why is it significant that Bayardo has not opened Angela's letters?

8. What is Bayardo San Roman's reaction to the narrator's questions about the murder, and what does it suggest about him?

9. How are the twins persuaded to put off the murder until after the bishop's visit?

10. Aside from the code of honor exhibited by the Vicario twins, what other family values are exhibited in the book?

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