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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A word that might describe how the twins feel in this situation is:
(a) Paralyzed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Elated.

2. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:
(a) The Vicario Twins.
(b) Maria Alejandrina Cervantes.
(c) Christo Bedoya.
(d) Angela Vicario.

3. The twins had to carry out the murder plot because they felt:
(a) It was the only way to show their manliness.
(b) Ashamed of their family.
(c) Outraged at Santiago's behavior.
(d) It was their duty.

4. When the others in the meat market complain of hangovers or of missing the cake at the wedding, how do the twins reply?
(a) We just came to sharpen our knives.
(b) Everybody knows that, you dope.
(c) When you sacrifice a steer, you don't look into its eyes.
(d) We're going to kill Santiago Nasar.

5. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.
(b) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(c) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(d) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":

2. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:

3. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:

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

5. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:

(see the answer key)

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