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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:
(a) He was too terrified to repeat it.
(b) He does not understand what he saw.
(c) He passed out when he got home.
(d) He thought they were all asleep.

2. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:
(a) Acted on behalf of their mother's wishes.
(b) Tried to find someone to stop them from the killing.
(c) Hid out until the murder so they could not be stopped.
(d) Turned themselves in only after they were surrounded.

3. Divina Flor claims she did not warn Santiago about the murder plot against him because:
(a) She was only a child, incapable of making her own decisions.
(b) She thought Santiago was already a ghost because his touch was cold.
(c) She was afraid of her mother that morning.
(d) She thought the murder plot was a joke.

4. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:
(a) The Colonel believes Santiago Nasar should die.
(b) The Colonel is far too distracted by the bishop's visit to warn Santiago Nasar.
(c) The Colonel is more interested in his own concerns than in warning Santiago Nasar.
(d) The Colonel has not been warned about the murder plot either.

5. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:
(a) Pedro has been to war and knows what it is to kill a man.
(b) Pedro is resistant to any kind of authority.
(c) Pedro is cowardly since his return from the military.
(d) Pedro has lost his sense of duty since returning from the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. A word that might describe how the twins feel in this situation is:

2. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:

3. Bayardo's talk about money and his show of excess at the wedding indicate that he appears to value:

4. The court that tries the Vicario twins decides:

5. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:

(see the answer key)

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