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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Victoria Guzman distrusts Santiago because:
(a) She knows he is not a good businessman.
(b) She thinks he seduced Angela Vicario.
(c) She knows he will take advantage of her daughter, Divina Flor.
(d) She is afraid he will try to marry her daughter, Divina Flor.

2. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:
(a) They thought women should be allowed to make up their own minds.
(b) They were not convinced the wedding would take place.
(c) They felt it was a matter of her honor.
(d) They said it looked to them like women problems.

3. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?
(a) His refusal to deal with aging.
(b) His religious beliefs.
(c) His inability to move on in his life.
(d) His values and his memories.

4. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:
(a) He refuses to see Angela as a grown woman.
(b) He is losing his mind.
(c) He is unprepared and powerless in these events.
(d) He opposes his daughter's marriage.

5. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?
(a) Clotilde Armenta.
(b) Divina Flor.
(c) Placida Linero.
(d) Victoria Guzman.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:

2. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:

3. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

4. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?

5. Santiago Nasar's main concern at the wedding was:

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