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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:
(a) Motif.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Irony.
(d) Character foil.

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

3. What does Luisa Santiaga learn on her way to warn Placida Linero about the murder plot?
(a) She learns that Placida Linero is already dead.
(b) She learns that Santiago is guilty of seducing Angela Vicario.
(c) She learns that Placida Linero has been dishonored.
(d) She learns that Santiago Nasar is already dead.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:

2. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?

3. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?

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

5. The Poncio twins lifting their sister by the waist and demanding an answer from her suggests what about her character?

(see the answer key)

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