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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.
(b) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.
(c) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(d) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.

4. Prudencia Cotes, Pablo Vicario's fiancee, makes it clear that she:
(a) Will not wait for Pablo Vicario if he commits this crime.
(b) Believes the men acted necessarily in defense of honor.
(c) Believes Angela Vicario is completely innocent.
(d) Expects Pablo Vicario to wait for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?

2. The purple blotch that appears on Santiago's face is described as:

3. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:

4. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:

5. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:

(see the answer key)

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