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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:
(a) Remorse.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Relief.

2. What does the author call some of the events that led to Santiago's death?
(a) Fatal coincidences.
(b) Fatal mistakes.
(c) Painful ironies.
(d) Painful anomalies.

3. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:
(a) Dreamy, distracted, and brooding.
(b) Handsome, a man of his word, and with a fortune of his own.
(c) Happy, a man who had satisfaction, and flirtatious.
(d) Enthusiastic, a man of great fortune, and impressive.

4. Clothilde Armenta correctly assumes that:
(a) Santiago Nasar is already aware of the twins' plot.
(b) Colonel Aponte has only made the twins more resourceful by his actions.
(c) The twins have more knives hidden away to kill Santiago.
(d) The twins do not really want to kill Santiago, but are duty-bound.

5. The repeated mention of Victoria Guzman watching over the coffee pot and gutting animals connotes which popular image?
(a) A veterinarian.
(b) A witch.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?

2. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:

3. People like San Roman because:

4. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:

5. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?

(see the answer key)

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