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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because Angela's unanswered letters make her feel like she is writing to no one:
(a) She risks her reputation in sending them anyway.
(b) She is able to be honest and discovers all her feelings.
(c) She writes down all her secrets, including her love for Santiago.
(d) She stops writing them.

2. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:
(a) Walks home from the wedding.
(b) Wakes up in the morning.
(c) Dies in the street.
(d) Says goodbye to his mother for the last time.

3. The purple blotch that appears on Santiago's face is described as:
(a) The shadow of a cloud on water.
(b) The shadow of a guilty conscience.
(c) A mark of sin.
(d) A birthmark.

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes handles her grief by:
(a) Barring her doors from the public.
(b) Having all-night parties.
(c) Excessive eating.
(d) Excessive drinking.

5. The dogs panting after Santiago's innards as his body lay in his mother's house might represent:
(a) The spilling of Santiago and Angela's secret.
(b) Santiago's consumption of women.
(c) The savage attitudes of the townspeople toward honor and revenge.
(d) The fate that Santiago deserves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayardo San Roman's family could be described as:

2. Flora Miguel's major concern, when she learns of the murder plot, is:

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

4. Poncio Vicario's death is attributed to his "moral pain," which suggests:

5. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:

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