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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:
(a) Supernatural.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Holy.
(d) Funereal.

2. How does the narrator describe Angela's face during the wedding party?
(a) She looks offended by the excess.
(b) She now has the face of a married woman.
(c) She now has the look of a trapped animal.
(d) She is extremely frightened.

3. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?
(a) He is afraid of the Vicario brothers.
(b) He knows about the murder plot.
(c) He has other towns to visit.
(d) He hates the town.

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

5. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:
(a) She confesses to love another.
(b) She is not a virgin.
(c) She has no inheritance.
(d) She does not love him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author call some of the events that led to Santiago's death?

2. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?

3. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?

4. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:

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

(see the answer key)

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