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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 believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:
(a) She predicted Santiago's life would end tragically.
(b) She always had news before anyone else in the house.
(c) She was close to Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) She was a practicing mystic.

2. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:
(a) They have been raised to suffer.
(b) They have been raised to serve men.
(c) They are not confident enough to pursue their own goals.
(d) They are not interested in their individuality.

3. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?
(a) Violently guts rabbits in front of him.
(b) Threatens to tell Santiago's mother what he has been up to.
(c) Hires the Vicario twins to threaten him.
(d) Burns him with his coffee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Margo insists that Santiago:

2. Santiago's house is made out of a former:

3. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:

4. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:

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

(see the answer key)

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