View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Victoria Guzman distrusts Santiago because:
(a) She is afraid he will try to marry her daughter, Divina Flor.
(b) She thinks he seduced Angela Vicario.
(c) She knows he will take advantage of her daughter, Divina Flor.
(d) She knows he is not a good businessman.

2. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:
(a) She is no longer friends with either the Vicarios or Placida Linero.
(b) She is godmother to both Santiago and Angela.
(c) She is related to the Vicarios, but godmother to Santiago.
(d) She wants to stay at home with her family, but feels a duty to leave.

3. What does Luisa Santiaga learn on her way to warn Placida Linero about the murder plot?
(a) She learns that Placida Linero is already dead.
(b) She learns that Placida Linero has been dishonored.
(c) She learns that Santiago Nasar is already dead.
(d) She learns that Santiago is guilty of seducing Angela Vicario.

4. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:
(a) He spread rumors about Angela through the town.
(b) He told Angela's husband she was not a virgin.
(c) He refused to marry Angela.
(d) He stole their sister's virginity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago objects to Victoria's actions toward the rabbits because:

2. Despite her fear of Santiago, what does Divina Flor do that might help him the morning of his death?

3. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?

4. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

5. Santiago's house is made out of a former:

(see the answer key)

This section contains 402 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample