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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The twins' actions seem to result from:
(a) A sense of honor, but not bloodthirstiness.
(b) A sense of duty, but not a sense of pride.
(c) A sense of compassion, but not a sense of duty.
(d) A senes of bloodthirstiness, but not a sense of pride.

2. Santiago's mood as he leaves his home for the last time is described as:
(a) Tired, disinterested, and bored.
(b) Jubilant, energetic, and eager.
(c) Sick, angry, and mournful.
(d) Merry, peaceful, and openhearted.

3. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:
(a) He opposes his daughter's marriage.
(b) He is unprepared and powerless in these events.
(c) He is losing his mind.
(d) He refuses to see Angela as a grown woman.

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

5. The narrator does not believe Santiago had a guilty conscience that night because:
(a) His manner was carefree and celbratory.
(b) He refused to go to the widower Xius's house.
(c) He challenged anyone who did not believe him to a fight.
(d) He continued to court Angela Vicario.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:

2. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:

3. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:

4. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:

5. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

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