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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bayardo's talk about money and his show of excess at the wedding indicate that he appears to value:
(a) What others have.
(b) What makes others happy.
(c) What money can buy him.
(d) What cannot be purchased with money.

2. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:
(a) Rather than making her happy, the marriage makes her miserable.
(b) He is having some revenge on the family.
(c) He is tormented by her inability to love him.
(d) Rather than wanting her to be happy, Bayardo tries to keep her miserable.

3. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:
(a) He left so early in the morning.
(b) He left through the front door, which was forbidden by his mother.
(c) He left through the front door, which was reserved for special occasions.
(d) He left in his pajamas.

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 opposes his daughter's marriage.
(d) He is unprepared and powerless in these events.

5. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Relief.
(d) Remorse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:

3. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

4. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:

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

(see the answer key)

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