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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) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(b) Join them at home for breakfast.
(c) Go home and rest.
(d) Stay at his grandparents' house.

2. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:
(a) Santiago has told her his intentions.
(b) Victoria herself was his father's mistress.
(c) Santiago has attempted to seduce Victoria.
(d) Santiago's mother has warned Victoria about him.

3. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?
(a) The jailhouse.
(b) The town and the river.
(c) Santiago's grave.
(d) The almond trees.

4. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:
(a) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(b) Victoria and Divina Guzman.
(c) Santiaga and Clotilde Armenta.
(d) Juan and Poncio Vicario.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:

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

(see the answer key)

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