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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She wants to show her respect for him.
(b) She retired after their affair ended.
(c) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.
(d) She has never gotten over her love for him.

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

3. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?
(a) The narrator's father plays violin, and his sister, the nun, dances.
(b) The narrator and his friends argue.
(c) The narrator's mother does not forsee Santiago's murder.
(d) The bishop's boat comes through town.

4. Santiago looks as if he will enter his home by the kitchen door but suddenly:
(a) He remembers the front door is open.
(b) He runs for the river.
(c) He is attacked by the Vicario twins.
(d) He decides to head back to the Miguels' house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The engagement of Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman was shorter than the norm because:

2. The narrator does not believe Santiago had a guilty conscience that night because:

3. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:

4. Angela Vicario decides to write Bayardo San Roman after:

5. Colonel Lazaro Aponte:

(see the answer key)

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