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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?
(a) He overhears the brothers' plot to kill Santiago.
(b) He proposes to Mercedes Barcha.
(c) He reveals Angela and Santiago's affair.
(d) He proposes to Bayardo's sister.

2. The narrator believes Angela Vicario has always exhibited:
(a) A boldness unbecoming to a lady.
(b) A weakness of spirit and an air of helplessness.
(c) A desperation men found stifling.
(d) A poverty of morals and a reckless nature.

3. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:
(a) Reveal the name of her lover.
(b) Uphold the family honor.
(c) Return to her husband and beg forgiveness.
(d) Leave the household forever.

4. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?
(a) Drunkards singing outside.
(b) Paleness of her daughter.
(c) Devastation of the wedding party.
(d) Three slow knocks on the door.

5. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:
(a) A desire to hide in the dark.
(b) An unwillingness to see or acknowledge the truth.
(c) A refusal to face situations without help.
(d) A desire to deceive others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Margo insists that Santiago:

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

3. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?

4. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:

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

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