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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?
(a) A warning from Luisa Santiaga.
(b) The bishop's steamboat whistle.
(c) The Vicario twins at the front door.
(d) The threats from Victoria Guzman.

2. 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.

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

4. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.
(b) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(c) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.
(d) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:

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

4. The white linen clothes Santiago wears on the day of his death make him look:

5. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?

(see the answer key)

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