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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Officer Leandro Pornoy, who visited with the twins at Clothilde Armenta's:
(a) Takes away the twins knives and goes home.
(b) Gets gored by a bull before he can warn Santiago Nasar.
(c) Gets drunk with the twins because he does not believe they are serious.
(d) Goes to Colonel Aponte to reveal the murder plot.

2. The fact that the narrator does not remember rain on the day of the murder suggests:
(a) That he wanted Santiago Nasar to die.
(b) That he was hiding out at the whorehouse.
(c) That he is too traumatized to remember.
(d) That he himself understands the matter on some level.

3. The twins' actions seem to result from:
(a) A sense of honor, but not bloodthirstiness.
(b) A sense of duty, but not a sense of pride.
(c) A senes of bloodthirstiness, but not a sense of pride.
(d) A sense of compassion, but not a sense of duty.

4. The twins were transferred to:
(a) Their mother's house.
(b) The mayor's house.
(c) The school auditorium.
(d) Santiago Nasar's house.

5. Bayardo's statement, "Well, here I am," suggests:
(a) That he has been there all along.
(b) That he is now ready to hear her explanations.
(c) That he knows what Angela wants and has forgiven her.
(d) That he has come to confront her about her behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the others in the meat market complain of hangovers or of missing the cake at the wedding, how do the twins reply?

2. The Arab community in the novel is described as:

3. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:

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

5. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:

(see the answer key)

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