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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Victoria Guzman calls Santiago Nasar "white man," because he is partly white, but this also might suggest:
(a) Her fear of him as different than herself.
(b) Her hatred of his wealth and priveledge.
(c) His innocence.
(d) His prejudice against the townspeople.

2. Clearly the Vicario brothers:
(a) Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.
(b) Disregard the law whenever it suits them.
(c) Don't know if they have killed the right person.
(d) Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.

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

4. The mayor's asks the priest to perform the autopsy instead of a medically trained person because:
(a) He feels guilty for having failed to warn Santiago.
(b) He is too inexperienced to know how to perform the autopsy himself.
(c) He is too proud to admit he does not know how to proceed with the examination.
(d) He is trying to get his revenge on Santiago's family.

5. When Clothilde Armenta says "That day I realized just how alone we women are in the world," she implies:
(a) That men can never be found at home when they are needed.
(b) That women are often responsible for restoring order by calming the passions of men.
(c) That women are always being deserted by men in pursuit of honor.
(d) That women are ruled by reason while men are ruled by passions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The twins were transferred to:

2. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":

3. The narrator's dream about the voracious child, on the heels of his thought on Santiago's horrific death, might suggest:

4. The widower Xius does not want to sell his house or the belongings inside of it because:

5. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house appears to be:

(see the answer key)

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