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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:
(a) He left through the front door, which was reserved for special occasions.
(b) He left in his pajamas.
(c) He left through the front door, which was forbidden by his mother.
(d) He left so early in the morning.

2. Clearly the Vicario brothers:
(a) Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.
(b) Disregard the law whenever it suits them.
(c) Don't know if they have killed the right person.
(d) Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.

3. Santiago Nasar's tendency to disguise the girls' identities might suggest that:
(a) He wants to confuse the girls so no one remembers him.
(b) He wants women to forget themselves or their inhibitions in bed.
(c) He wants to make Maria Alejandrina Cervantes jealous.
(d) He tries to create confusion for others to disguise his own actions.

4. The Nasar's house was crowded because:
(a) People had come to view the body.
(b) People had come to pay their respects to Placida Linero.
(c) People had come to get in out of the heat.
(d) People had come to help perform the autopsy.

5. The twins had to carry out the murder plot because they felt:
(a) It was the only way to show their manliness.
(b) Ashamed of their family.
(c) Outraged at Santiago's behavior.
(d) It was their duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:

2. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:

3. The priest describes the autopsy as:

4. When the narrator warns Santiago that "A falcon who chases a warlike crane can only hope for a life of pain," he suggests:

5. Clotilde Armenta allowed the twins to wait for Santiago in:

(see the answer key)

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