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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Faustino Santos, the twins' friend, reports their claim to:
(a) Poncio Vicario, the twins' father.
(b) Don Rogelio de la Flor, Clothilde Armenta's husband.
(c) Leandro Pornoy, a police officer.
(d) Victoria Guzman, the cook.

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

3. The twins had to carry out the murder plot because they felt:
(a) It was their duty.
(b) Outraged at Santiago's behavior.
(c) It was the only way to show their manliness.
(d) Ashamed of their family.

4. The narrator describes San Roman as:
(a) Confident and enthusiastic.
(b) Jubilant and handsome.
(c) Tense and sad.
(d) Mysterious and evil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago Nasar's pure white linen suit suggests:

2. Ironically, the priest had to use what implements to perform the autopsy?

3. Santiago's autopsy has to be performed in a hurry because:

4. The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because:

5. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:

(see the answer key)

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