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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.
(b) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.
(c) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(d) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.

2. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:
(a) He does not really believe any harm will come to Santiago.
(b) He is distracted by the bishop's visit and forgets.
(c) He is afraid of the Vicario twins' revenge if he should warn Santiago.
(d) He is late for the bishop's visit and decides against visiting Santiago's house.

3. The engagement between Flora Miguel and Santiago Nasar is without "formal visits and restless hearts" because:
(a) Santiago is secretly in love with Angela Vicario.
(b) They resent the attachment to one another.
(c) Their engagement is only a matter of convenience.
(d) They are not permitted to visit with one another.

4. When he appears at her house, Flora Miguel gives Santiago:
(a) A gun to defend himself.
(b) A memento of her love.
(c) The chest of letters he has sent her.
(d) Her promise to wait for him.

5. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house appears to be:
(a) A brothel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A boarding house.
(d) A sweatshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago's statement about his own wedding is ironic because:

2. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?

3. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?

4. All of the Vicario children had been raised to:

5. Bayardo's suitcase full of unopened letters suggests:

(see the answer key)

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