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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?
(a) His religious beliefs.
(b) His refusal to deal with aging.
(c) His inability to move on in his life.
(d) His values and his memories.

2. Why can't Santiago stand starch in his clothes?
(a) He doesn't want to look stiff.
(b) He thinks starch is for girls.
(c) His skin is too sensitive for it.
(d) It makes his clothes look dirty.

3. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:
(a) Relief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Remorse.

4. The Poncio twins lifting their sister by the waist and demanding an answer from her suggests what about her character?
(a) She is defiant and childlike.
(b) She is powerful, and they must subdue her.
(c) She is helpless and has no will of her own.
(d) She is likely to escape if not guarded.

5. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:
(a) Butchers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Carpenters.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Margo insists that Santiago:

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

3. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?

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

5. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?

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