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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.
(c) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(d) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.

2. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:
(a) His mother always forced him to keep the bullets separate.
(b) A servant accidentally fired a gun in his childhood, causing great destruction.
(c) He shot a gun as a child and caused great destruction.
(d) He sleeps with a gun beneath his pillow and does not want it to go off accidentally.

3. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?
(a) The dreams seem to indicate a new love for Santiago.
(b) The dreams seem to indicate delight over a secret.
(c) The dreams seem to indicate a fear of heights.
(d) The dreams seem to indicate feelings of guilt and inadequacy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:

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

3. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:

4. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?

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

(see the answer key)

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