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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The white linen clothes Santiago wears on the day of his death make him look:
(a) Like he never went to bed.
(b) Like a bride.
(c) Like he is wearing pajamas.
(d) Like a ghost.

2. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?
(a) The dreams seem to indicate feelings of guilt and inadequacy.
(b) The dreams seem to indicate delight over a secret.
(c) The dreams seem to indicate a new love for Santiago.
(d) The dreams seem to indicate a fear of heights.

3. Divina Flor claims she did not warn Santiago about the murder plot against him because:
(a) She was only a child, incapable of making her own decisions.
(b) She thought the murder plot was a joke.
(c) She thought Santiago was already a ghost because his touch was cold.
(d) She was afraid of her mother that morning.

4. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:
(a) A servant accidentally fired a gun in his childhood, causing great destruction.
(b) His mother always forced him to keep the bullets separate.
(c) He sleeps with a gun beneath his pillow and does not want it to go off accidentally.
(d) He shot a gun as a child and caused great destruction.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:

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

4. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:

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

(see the answer key)

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