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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Santiago objects to Victoria's actions toward the rabbits because:
(a) She wastes the meat instead of cooking it.
(b) She guts them savagely and feeds the guts to the dogs.
(c) He does not believe in killing defenseless animals.
(d) He believes they are as precious as human beings.

2. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:
(a) Rather than wanting her to be happy, Bayardo tries to keep her miserable.
(b) Rather than making her happy, the marriage makes her miserable.
(c) He is tormented by her inability to love him.
(d) He is having some revenge on the family.

3. The widower Xius does not want to sell his house or the belongings inside of it because:
(a) It is all part of a vast collection he does not want to break up.
(b) He can not get enough money for his possessions.
(c) It all has sentimental value for him.
(d) He does not respect Bayardo San Roman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

2. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?

3. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:

4. The narrator describes San Roman as:

5. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:

(see the answer key)

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