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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(b) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.
(c) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.
(d) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.

2. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:
(a) Holy.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Supernatural.
(d) Funereal.

3. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:
(a) That it was everyone's plan to murder him.
(b) That Santiago knew he would die that day.
(c) That it was fated or inevitable in such a town and culture.
(d) That it was his punishment for a misspent life.

4. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?
(a) The narrator and his friends argue.
(b) The narrator's father plays violin, and his sister, the nun, dances.
(c) The bishop's boat comes through town.
(d) The narrator's mother does not forsee Santiago's murder.

5. Margo insists that Santiago:
(a) Stay at his grandparents' house.
(b) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(c) Go home and rest.
(d) Join them at home for breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author differentiates between his sisters by calling them:

2. When the others in the meat market complain of hangovers or of missing the cake at the wedding, how do the twins reply?

3. The brothers' plan to murder Santiago is strangely contradicted at Clothilde Armenta's house by:

4. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:

5. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?

(see the answer key)

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