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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. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?
(a) Drunkards singing outside.
(b) Paleness of her daughter.
(c) Devastation of the wedding party.
(d) Three slow knocks on the door.

2. Victoria Guzman distrusts Santiago because:
(a) She thinks he seduced Angela Vicario.
(b) She knows he is not a good businessman.
(c) She is afraid he will try to marry her daughter, Divina Flor.
(d) She knows he will take advantage of her daughter, Divina Flor.

3. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?
(a) Margot and Christo Bedoya.
(b) Carmen Amador and Cotilde Armenta.
(c) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) Poncio and Pedro Vicario.

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

5. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:
(a) They said it looked to them like women problems.
(b) They were not convinced the wedding would take place.
(c) They thought women should be allowed to make up their own minds.
(d) They felt it was a matter of her honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:

2. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":

3. Pura Vicario's silent beating of her daughter suggests:

4. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about those who claim it was raining on the morning of the murder, and those who claim it was not?

2. Describe Angela's relationship with her mother.

3. What is suggested by the phrase, "My sister felt the angel pass by?"

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. Describe Santiago Nasar.

6. The stab in Santiago's right hand suggests the stigmata of Christ to the priest. In what ways does Santiago serve as a Christ figure?

7. Explain the reason for the murder plot.

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

9. What does the town's concern about "its mission assigned by fate" show?

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

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