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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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(d) Bashful and withdrawn.

2. All of the Vicario children had been raised to:
(a) Fill the traditional roles of men and women.
(b) Enter arranged marriages.
(c) Ignore earthly pleasures.
(d) Pursue the church above all else.

3. Pura Vicario dresses her daughter in red and wraps her face in a cloth, which suggests:
(a) Mourning has no place in the Vicario family.
(b) Appearances are important in the Vicario family.
(c) Pura Vicario is in mourning.
(d) Pura Vicario has plans to abandon her daughter in the streets.

4. The Colonel treats the twins like:
(a) Worthless drunks.
(b) Worthy adversaries.
(c) Hostile enemies.
(d) Naughty children.

5. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?
(a) The narrator's mother does not forsee Santiago's murder.
(b) The bishop's boat comes through town.
(c) The narrator and his friends argue.
(d) The narrator's father plays violin, and his sister, the nun, dances.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. People like San Roman because:

3. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:

4. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:

5. How does the narrator describe Angela's face during the wedding party?

(see the answer key)

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