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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the concerns that keep people from acting on Santiago Nasar's behalf could be described as:
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Unnecessary.
(d) Self-indulgent.

2. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house appears to be:
(a) A sweatshop.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A boarding house.

3. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:
(a) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.
(b) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.
(c) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.
(d) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She has never gotten over her love for him.
(b) She retired after their affair ended.
(c) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.
(d) She wants to show her respect for him.

5. Divina Flor claims she did not warn Santiago about the murder plot against him because:
(a) She thought Santiago was already a ghost because his touch was cold.
(b) She was afraid of her mother that morning.
(c) She thought the murder plot was a joke.
(d) She was only a child, incapable of making her own decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

2. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?

3. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?

4. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:

5. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:

(see the answer key)

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