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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though the Vicario brothers defend their actions, they can not seem to get rid of:
(a) Their need for revenge.
(b) Their anger at their sister's behavior.
(c) The smell of the drinking from the night before.
(d) The smell of Santiago Nasar's blood on their clothes and bodies.

2. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:
(a) He stole their sister's virginity.
(b) He refused to marry Angela.
(c) He told Angela's husband she was not a virgin.
(d) He spread rumors about Angela through the town.

3. Santiago's house is made out of a former:
(a) Parlor.
(b) Farmhouse.
(c) Import store.
(d) Warehouse.

4. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:
(a) An insomniac leopard.
(b) A warlike crane.
(c) A cat woman.
(d) An insomniac falcon.

5. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:
(a) A refusal to face situations without help.
(b) A desire to deceive others.
(c) A desire to hide in the dark.
(d) An unwillingness to see or acknowledge the truth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:

3. When the others in the meat market complain of hangovers or of missing the cake at the wedding, how do the twins reply?

4. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:

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

(see the answer key)

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