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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) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.
(b) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.
(c) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.
(d) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.

2. All of the Vicario children had been raised to:
(a) Fill the traditional roles of men and women.
(b) Enter arranged marriages.
(c) Ignore earthly pleasures.
(d) Pursue the church above all else.

3. Bayardo San Roman's family could be described as:
(a) Traditional and stoic.
(b) Wealthy and ostentatious.
(c) Greedy and scheming.
(d) Vain and unpredictable.

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

5. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:
(a) He left so early in the morning.
(b) He left through the front door, which was reserved for special occasions.
(c) He left through the front door, which was forbidden by his mother.
(d) He left in his pajamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago's statement about his own wedding is ironic because:

2. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

3. Ironically, the Vicario brothers were engaged in what activity when they were called home?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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