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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?
(a) The town was not in need of help.
(b) The bishop knows of the murder plot.
(c) No one in authority cared about the town or its inhabitants.
(d) The bishop, and therefore God, has neglected the town.

2. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?
(a) Carmen Amador and Cotilde Armenta.
(b) Poncio and Pedro Vicario.
(c) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) Margot and Christo Bedoya.

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

4. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:
(a) Return to her husband and beg forgiveness.
(b) Leave the household forever.
(c) Uphold the family honor.
(d) Reveal the name of her lover.

5. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:
(a) He thought they were all asleep.
(b) He was too terrified to repeat it.
(c) He passed out when he got home.
(d) He does not understand what he saw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Margo insists that Santiago:

3. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:

4. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:

5. The Colonel treats the twins like:

(see the answer key)

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