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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Margo insists that Santiago:
(a) Go home and rest.
(b) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(c) Join them at home for breakfast.
(d) Stay at his grandparents' house.

2. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?
(a) Clotilde Armenta.
(b) Victoria Guzman.
(c) Divina Flor.
(d) Placida Linero.

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

4. 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.

5. 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 a fear of heights.
(c) The dreams seem to indicate delight over a secret.
(d) The dreams seem to indicate a new love for Santiago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:

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

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

4. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:

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

(see the answer key)

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