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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:
(a) The wedding party starting up again.
(b) The bishop's arrival.
(c) The roosters crowing at the dock.
(d) Santiago's murder.

2. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:
(a) She was close to Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(b) She was a practicing mystic.
(c) She always had news before anyone else in the house.
(d) She predicted Santiago's life would end tragically.

3. Ironically, the priest had to use what implements to perform the autopsy?
(a) Silverware.
(b) Craftsmen's tools.
(c) Garden tools.
(d) Kitchen utensils.

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:
(a) She does not remember the events of that evening clearly.
(b) She claims they were not allowed to visit her establishment.
(c) She did not allow the twins entrance to her place.
(d) She claims they never would have left.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes handles her grief by:

2. The narrator's dream about the voracious child, on the heels of his thought on Santiago's horrific death, might suggest:

3. Santiago Nasar's main concern at the wedding was:

4. Most of the concerns that keep people from acting on Santiago Nasar's behalf could be described as:

5. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?

(see the answer key)

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