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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She has never gotten over her love for him.
(b) She retired after their affair ended.
(c) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.
(d) She wants to show her respect for him.

3. The Poncio twins lifting their sister by the waist and demanding an answer from her suggests what about her character?
(a) She is helpless and has no will of her own.
(b) She is defiant and childlike.
(c) She is likely to escape if not guarded.
(d) She is powerful, and they must subdue her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. People like San Roman because:

2. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:

3. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:

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

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

(see the answer key)

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