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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(b) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(c) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.
(d) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.

2. Victoria Guzman calls Santiago Nasar "white man," because he is partly white, but this also might suggest:
(a) Her fear of him as different than herself.
(b) His prejudice against the townspeople.
(c) His innocence.
(d) Her hatred of his wealth and priveledge.

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

4. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:
(a) Christo Bedoya.
(b) Maria Alejandrina Cervantes.
(c) The Vicario Twins.
(d) Angela Vicario.

5. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?
(a) Burns him with his coffee.
(b) Threatens to tell Santiago's mother what he has been up to.
(c) Hires the Vicario twins to threaten him.
(d) Violently guts rabbits in front of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator believes Angela Vicario has always exhibited:

2. Why can't Santiago stand starch in his clothes?

3. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:

4. Santiago has learned to be careful with a gun because:

5. Bayardo San Roman is described as:

(see the answer key)

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