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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:
(a) Her tavern.
(b) Her milk shop.
(c) Her dress shop.
(d) Her home.

2. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?
(a) Margot and Christo Bedoya.
(b) Carmen Amador and Cotilde Armenta.
(c) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) Poncio and Pedro Vicario.

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

4. Santiago's house is made out of a former:
(a) Import store.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) Farmhouse.
(d) Parlor.

5. What does the author call some of the events that led to Santiago's death?
(a) Painful ironies.
(b) Fatal coincidences.
(c) Fatal mistakes.
(d) Painful anomalies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?

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

3. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:

4. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:

5. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?

(see the answer key)

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