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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. Santiago's house is made out of a former:
(a) Parlor.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) Farmhouse.
(d) Import store.

2. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?
(a) Santiago is allergic to birds.
(b) This morning's dream foretold an illness for Santiago.
(c) Santiago has a headache on this particular morning.
(d) This morning's dream foretells Santiago's death.

3. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:
(a) Reveal the name of her lover.
(b) Uphold the family honor.
(c) Leave the household forever.
(d) Return to her husband and beg forgiveness.

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

5. Margo insists that Santiago:
(a) Go home and rest.
(b) Join them at home for breakfast.
(c) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) Stay at his grandparents' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?

2. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:

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

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

5. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Angela's relationship with her mother.

2. What does Bayardo San Roman's treatment of Pura Vicario suggest about his character?

3. What is significant about the fact that the bishop is visiting to bless the town on the day Santiago Nasar is to be murdered?

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 is suggested by the recurring crowing of roosters, and the bishop's love of cocks' comb soup?

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

7. Why do we learn about Bayardo San Roman from the narrator's mother?

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

9. 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?

10. Describe the reunion between Bayardo San Roman and Angela Vicario.

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