View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:
(a) A warlike crane.
(b) An insomniac leopard.
(c) An insomniac falcon.
(d) A cat woman.

2. Pura Vicario's silent beating of her daughter suggests:
(a) She is so angry she has no words for Angela.
(b) She has conflicting duties as disciplinarian and protector of the family.
(c) She doesn't want anyone else in the family to learn about Angela.
(d) She has no power of her own.

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

4. Bayardo's talk about money and his show of excess at the wedding indicate that he appears to value:
(a) What cannot be purchased with money.
(b) What makes others happy.
(c) What others have.
(d) What money can buy him.

5. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?
(a) His refusal to deal with aging.
(b) His inability to move on in his life.
(c) His values and his memories.
(d) His religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago Nasar's main concern at the wedding was:

2. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:

3. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:

4. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:

5. Santiago objects to Victoria's actions toward the rabbits because:

(see the answer key)

This section contains 381 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample