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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?
(a) Roosters crowing.
(b) The bishop blessing the town.
(c) A fight between the Vicario brothers.
(d) The wind in the almond trees.

3. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:
(a) Enthusiastic, a man of great fortune, and impressive.
(b) Dreamy, distracted, and brooding.
(c) Happy, a man who had satisfaction, and flirtatious.
(d) Handsome, a man of his word, and with a fortune of his own.

4. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:
(a) He returns Angela to her home.
(b) He is cold and aloof toward Angela.
(c) He is two hours late for his own wedding.
(d) He is nowhere to be found on his wedding day.

5. Pura Vicario's silent beating of her daughter suggests:
(a) She is so angry she has no words for Angela.
(b) She doesn't want anyone else in the family to learn about Angela.
(c) She has no power of her own.
(d) She has conflicting duties as disciplinarian and protector of the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:

2. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?

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

4. People like San Roman because:

5. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:

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