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Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Quiz

Gabriel García Márquez
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Quiz

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1)

Angela's appearance when she arrives at home suggests: (from Chapter 2)

She refused to leave the wedding party.
She tried to escape him and he caught her.
She behaved badly and was punished.
She physically fought with Bayardo San Roman, or he beat her.
2)

When he appears at her house, Flora Miguel gives Santiago: (from Chapter 5)

A memento of her love.
The chest of letters he has sent her.
A gun to defend himself.
Her promise to wait for him.
3)

The court that tries the Vicario twins decides: (from Chapter 3)

They acted honorably in defense of their sister.
They will be punished in the afterlife.
They are mentally unfit to stand trial.
They will both be hanged.
4)

The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is: (from Chapter 2)

Anger.
Fear.
Remorse.
Relief.
5)

The Colonel treats the twins like: (from Chapter 3)

Worthless drunks.
Hostile enemies.
Naughty children.
Worthy adversaries.
6)

The fact that the bishop overlooks the town, the narrator's nun sister is too hung over to greet the boat, and Father Amador neglects to warn Santiago about the murder suggests: (from Chapter 3)

The church does not care about its followers.
The church does not always support the people as it should.
The church is a fun organization.
The church is not influential over the people.
7)

Flora Miguel's major concern, when she learns of the murder plot, is: (from Chapter 5)

That she will not inherit Santiago's money.
That Santiago will suffer.
That she will have her heart broken.
That Santiago will have to marry Angela Vicario.
8)

Divina Flor believes: (from Chapter 5)

She saw Santiago's ghost in the kitchen.
Santiago would not come home because he was ashamed of his actions.
She saw Santiago go up the stairs carrying a bouquet of roses.
Victoria Guzman had scared Santiago away.
9)

The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests: (from Chapter 3)

That it was his punishment for a misspent life.
That it was everyone's plan to murder him.
That Santiago knew he would die that day.
That it was fated or inevitable in such a town and culture.
10)

Clearly the Vicario brothers: (from Chapter 3)

Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.
Disregard the law whenever it suits them.
Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.
Don't know if they have killed the right person.
11)

The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because: (from Chapter 4)

He never marries again.
He remains in the widower Xius house, never to be seen again.
He was not really wealthy after all.
They believe he is the only true victim.
12)

Most of the concerns that keep people from acting on Santiago Nasar's behalf could be described as: (from Chapter 3)

Self-indulgent.
Extreme.
Disrespectful.
Unnecessary.
13)

Officer Leandro Pornoy, who visited with the twins at Clothilde Armenta's: (from Chapter 3)

Takes away the twins knives and goes home.
Goes to Colonel Aponte to reveal the murder plot.
Gets drunk with the twins because he does not believe they are serious.
Gets gored by a bull before he can warn Santiago Nasar.
14)

The magistrate clearly believes: (from Chapter 5)

Santiago was innocent.
Santiago wanted to die.
Santiago was a necessary sacrifice.
Santiago was guilty.
15)

Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she: (from Chapter 2)

Return to her husband and beg forgiveness.
Uphold the family honor.
Leave the household forever.
Reveal the name of her lover.
16)

The Arab community in the novel is described as: (from Chapter 4)

Hard-working, clannish, and peaceful.
Lazy, clannish, and peaceful.
Lazy, stubborn, and combustive.
Hard-working, vengeful, and divisive.
17)

Angela Vicario's continued insistence that Santiago Nasar was her "perpetrator" implies: (from Chapter 5)

She has no further information or proof of her accusations.
She cannot remember be the details of the incident.
She feels it indecent to reveal the details.
She regrets his murder.
18)

One of the stab wounds in Santiago's hands is described as resembling the stigmata of Christ, which suggests: (from Chapter 4)

The priest's fear that the autopsy was a sin.
The priest's belief in Santiago's innocence.
Santiago's innocence.
Santiago's religious beliefs.
19)

The mayor foolishly assumes that the twins can not commit the murder because: (from Chapter 5)

He saw them go home to bed.
He took their knives away.
He threatened to arrest them.
He convinced them to forget the whole ordeal.
20)

Both twins cross themselves before committing the murder, which suggests: (from Chapter 5)

They are afraid of Santiago Nasar.
They know what they are about to do is a sin.
They believe the devil is after them.
They have very little faith.
21)

Santiago Nasar's pure white linen suit suggests: (from Chapter 3)

Womanliness.
Wealth.
Innocence.
Burial wrappings.
22)

Though the Vicario brothers defend their actions, they can not seem to get rid of: (from Chapter 4)

The smell of Santiago Nasar's blood on their clothes and bodies.
Their need for revenge.
Their anger at their sister's behavior.
The smell of the drinking from the night before.
23)

The brothers' plan to murder Santiago is strangely contradicted at Clothilde Armenta's house by: (from Chapter 3)

Their disbelief in their sister's guilt.
Their inability to eat or drink anything.
Their desire to shave and clean up.
Their proclamations that they don't want to kill Santiago.
24)

Ironically, the matriarch of the Arab community was responsible for: (from Chapter 4)

Providing the twins with a place to stay.
Carrying out the revenge against the twins.
Curing the Vicario twins' illnesses.
Assuaging the twins' guilt.
25)

Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what? (from Chapter 2)

Three slow knocks on the door.
Paleness of her daughter.
Devastation of the wedding party.
Drunkards singing outside.
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