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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Clothilde Armenta correctly assumes that:
(a) Colonel Aponte has only made the twins more resourceful by his actions.
(b) The twins have more knives hidden away to kill Santiago.
(c) Santiago Nasar is already aware of the twins' plot.
(d) The twins do not really want to kill Santiago, but are duty-bound.

2. The author differentiates between his sisters by calling them:
(a) My favorite sister and My other sister.
(b) My sister the spinster and My sister the nun.
(c) My sister Margot and My sister the nun.
(d) My sister Margot and My sister Ignacia.

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

4. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?
(a) A need to move to another town.
(b) Good luck.
(c) A fear of birds.
(d) A negative outcome for his day.

5. Santiago's mood as he leaves his home for the last time is described as:
(a) Sick, angry, and mournful.
(b) Merry, peaceful, and openhearted.
(c) Tired, disinterested, and bored.
(d) Jubilant, energetic, and eager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:

2. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:

3. The court that tries the Vicario twins decides:

4. Margo insists that Santiago:

5. Most of the concerns that keep people from acting on Santiago Nasar's behalf could be described as:

(see the answer key)

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