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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:
(a) Turned themselves in only after they were surrounded.
(b) Tried to find someone to stop them from the killing.
(c) Acted on behalf of their mother's wishes.
(d) Hid out until the murder so they could not be stopped.

2. Pablo Vicario goes on to:
(a) Enlist in the army and disappears in the jungle.
(b) Marry his fiance and dies shortly thereafter.
(c) Become a metalsmith and marries his fiance.
(d) Become a metalsmith and dies in his fathers shop.

3. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:
(a) She wants to stay at home with her family, but feels a duty to leave.
(b) She is no longer friends with either the Vicarios or Placida Linero.
(c) She is godmother to both Santiago and Angela.
(d) She is related to the Vicarios, but godmother to Santiago.

4. Poncio Vicario's death is attributed to his "moral pain," which suggests:
(a) He regrets not killing Santiago Nasar himself.
(b) He regrets his sons' prison sentences.
(c) He suffered a painful illness due to his blindness.
(d) He knows the murder of Santiago Nasar was not right.

5. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:
(a) He opposes his daughter's marriage.
(b) He is unprepared and powerless in these events.
(c) He refuses to see Angela as a grown woman.
(d) He is losing his mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ironically, the matriarch of the Arab community was responsible for:

2. Bayardo's statement, "Well, here I am," suggests:

3. One of the stab wounds in Santiago's hands is described as resembling the stigmata of Christ, which suggests:

4. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:

5. Santiago's autopsy has to be performed in a hurry because:

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