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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Vicario twins' behavior suggests:

2. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:

3. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:

4. The dogs panting after Santiago's innards as his body lay in his mother's house might represent:

5. Santiago's autopsy has to be performed in a hurry because:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator states that literature is not allowed the convenient, sometimes unbelievable coincidences of life. In an essay, defend, refute, or qualify this idea.

Essay Topic 2

Women in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" seem to have limited power. Consider the situations in which women exercise power in the novel, and write an essay in which you identify a possible theme the author communicates through women in positions of power.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the contrasting ideas of youth and old age developed in the novel. How do these two ideas contribute to an understanding of character, events, and setting?

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