1. Margo insists that Santiago:
(a) Join them at home for breakfast.
(b) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(c) Stay at his grandparents' house.
(d) Go home and rest.

2. In the midst of all of Santiago's innards the priest found:
(a) Only one kidney.
(b) The liver damage that probably killed him.
(c) Multiple stab wounds, but none fatal.
(d) A gold medal he had swallowed at age four.

3. The purple blotch that appears on Santiago's face is described as:
(a) The shadow of a cloud on water.
(b) The shadow of a guilty conscience.
(c) A birthmark.
(d) A mark of sin.

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:
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Irony.
(c) Character foil.
(d) Motif.

5. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:
(a) Carpenters.
(b) Butchers.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that the bishop overlooks the town, the narrator's nun sister is too hung over to greet the boat, and Father Amador neglects to warn Santiago about the murder suggests:

2. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":

3. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:

4. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:

5. Pura Vicario dresses her daughter in red and wraps her face in a cloth, which suggests:

(see the answer key)

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