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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:
(a) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.
(b) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.
(c) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.
(d) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.

2. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A need for the family to impress others.
(b) A disregard for others' safety.
(c) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.
(d) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.

3. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:
(a) He told Angela's husband she was not a virgin.
(b) He refused to marry Angela.
(c) He spread rumors about Angela through the town.
(d) He stole their sister's virginity.

4. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:
(a) A well-aimed dart.
(b) A name among the shadows.
(c) A dead man.
(d) A butterfly with no will of its own.

5. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?
(a) The wind in the almond trees.
(b) A fight between the Vicario brothers.
(c) The bishop blessing the town.
(d) Roosters crowing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Santiago Nasar's main concern at the wedding was:

3. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:

4. Santiago's mood as he leaves his home for the last time is described as:

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

(see the answer key)

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