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

2. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:
(a) Fearful and concerned.
(b) Contemptuous and resentful.
(c) Bashful and withdrawn.
(d) Curious and excited.

3. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":
(a) ...Served to conceal rather than reveal.
(b) ...Disguised what he had come to town for.
(c) ...Did not allow him to be known at first sight.
(d) ...Conveyed urgency.

4. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?
(a) He proposes to Mercedes Barcha.
(b) He reveals Angela and Santiago's affair.
(c) He overhears the brothers' plot to kill Santiago.
(d) He proposes to Bayardo's sister.

5. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:
(a) Character foil.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Irony.
(d) Motif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayardo San Roman's family could be described as:

2. Bayardo San Roman is described as:

3. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?

4. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the reason for the murder plot.

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

3. The contrasting motifs of youth and old age suggest what about the characters' values?

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

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

6. What do Bayardo's attitudes toward money reveal about his values?

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

8. Describe the twins' apparent attitude toward the murder.

9. Angela's role in her family household suggests what about a typical woman in that town?

10. What elements of his character lend to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman?

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