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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bayardo's suitcase full of unopened letters suggests:
(a) That he is unwilling to forgive Angela no matter what she says.
(b) That he wants to pretend nothing has happened since the day they were married.
(c) That he does not need to hear Angela's excuses; he has made mistakes as well.
(d) That he is returning the letters because he does not want them.

3. Santiago's autopsy has to be performed in a hurry because:
(a) The townspeople want to desecrate the remains.
(b) The Nasars' dogs have begun to eat the body.
(c) Santiago's coffin is prepared and waiting for him.
(d) The heat is extreme and the body is decomposing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The mayor's asks the priest to perform the autopsy instead of a medically trained person because:

2. The brothers' plan to murder Santiago is strangely contradicted at Clothilde Armenta's house by:

3. When the narrator warns Santiago that "A falcon who chases a warlike crane can only hope for a life of pain," he suggests:

4. The dogs panting after Santiago's innards as his body lay in his mother's house might represent:

5. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

(see the answer key)

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