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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Santiago's statement about his own wedding is ironic because:
(a) He claims life will be too short to tell others about it.
(b) His wedding was a small, simple affair.
(c) He never plans to marry.
(d) He claims his wedding will be the biggest the town has ever seen.

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

3. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:
(a) She was a practicing mystic.
(b) She was close to Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(c) She always had news before anyone else in the house.
(d) She predicted Santiago's life would end tragically.

4. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:
(a) Her milk shop.
(b) Her dress shop.
(c) Her tavern.
(d) Her home.

5. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?
(a) Good luck.
(b) A negative outcome for his day.
(c) A need to move to another town.
(d) A fear of birds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?

3. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:

4. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?

5. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?

(see the answer key)

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