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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fact that the bishop overlooks the town, the narrator's nun sister is too hung over to greet the boat, and Father Amador neglects to warn Santiago about the murder suggests:
(a) The church is not influential over the people.
(b) The church does not care about its followers.
(c) The church is a fun organization.
(d) The church does not always support the people as it should.

2. The priest laments that a brilliant future was cut short for Santiago because:
(a) His brain was larger than the average Englishman's.
(b) His heart was enlarged in his chest.
(c) He had so many admirers.
(d) His brain was left untouched by the autopsy.

3. The brothers' plan to murder Santiago is strangely contradicted at Clothilde Armenta's house by:
(a) Their disbelief in their sister's guilt.
(b) Their inability to eat or drink anything.
(c) Their desire to shave and clean up.
(d) Their proclamations that they don't want to kill Santiago.

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She wants to show her respect for him.
(b) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.
(c) She retired after their affair ended.
(d) She has never gotten over her love for him.

5. Because Angela's unanswered letters make her feel like she is writing to no one:
(a) She writes down all her secrets, including her love for Santiago.
(b) She is able to be honest and discovers all her feelings.
(c) She risks her reputation in sending them anyway.
(d) She stops writing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. The priest describes the autopsy as:

2. Santiago Nasar's pure white linen suit suggests:

3. The fact that the narrator does not remember rain on the day of the murder suggests:

4. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:

5. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:

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