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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:
(a) A refusal to face situations without help.
(b) A desire to hide in the dark.
(c) An unwillingness to see or acknowledge the truth.
(d) A desire to deceive others.

2. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.
(b) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(c) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(d) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.

3. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A need for the family to impress others.
(b) A disregard for others' safety.
(c) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.
(d) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.

4. Bayardo San Roman is described as:
(a) Around thirty years old, with tan skin and golden eyes.
(b) Around forty, with silver hair and pale skin.
(c) Around twenty-one, with his own fortune, and a good name.
(d) Around twenty-five, with one failed marriage, and snobby parents.

5. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house appears to be:
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A sweatshop.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Officer Leandro Pornoy, who visited with the twins at Clothilde Armenta's:

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

3. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:

4. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?

5. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:

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