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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Santiago's house is made out of a former:
(a) Farmhouse.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) Parlor.
(d) Import store.

2. Colonel Lazaro Aponte:
(a) Talks to the twins and decides they are bluffing.
(b) Takes the twins' knives away.
(c) Is tired of breaking up fights, and lets the matter go.
(d) Forgets all about the murder plot.

3. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:
(a) Maria Alejandrina Cervantes.
(b) Angela Vicario.
(c) Christo Bedoya.
(d) The Vicario Twins.

4. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:
(a) He is losing his mind.
(b) He opposes his daughter's marriage.
(c) He refuses to see Angela as a grown woman.
(d) He is unprepared and powerless in these events.

5. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:
(a) She wants to stay at home with her family, but feels a duty to leave.
(b) She is no longer friends with either the Vicarios or Placida Linero.
(c) She is related to the Vicarios, but godmother to Santiago.
(d) She is godmother to both Santiago and Angela.

Short Answer Questions

1. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:

2. The narrator believes Angela Vicario has always exhibited:

3. The court that tries the Vicario twins decides:

4. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:

5. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?

(see the answer key)

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