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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:
(a) He is late for the bishop's visit and decides against visiting Santiago's house.
(b) He is afraid of the Vicario twins' revenge if he should warn Santiago.
(c) He is distracted by the bishop's visit and forgets.
(d) He does not really believe any harm will come to Santiago.

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

3. The engagement of Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman was shorter than the norm because:
(a) The groom was extremely urgent about the wedding.
(b) The town wanted a big wedding.
(c) The bride's family was afraid the groom would learn the truth.
(d) The groom was afraid the bride would change her mind.

4. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:
(a) She confesses to love another.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) She is not a virgin.
(d) She has no inheritance.

5. Clearly the Vicario brothers:
(a) Don't know if they have killed the right person.
(b) Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.
(c) Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.
(d) Disregard the law whenever it suits them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:

2. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:

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

4. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:

5. Victoria Guzman calls Santiago Nasar "white man," because he is partly white, but this also might suggest:

(see the answer key)

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