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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:
(a) He hasn't taken the medical exam yet.
(b) He was such close friends with Santiago.
(c) He feels guilty for murdering Santiago.
(d) He is still angry at Santiago's behavior.

2. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A disregard for others' safety.
(b) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.
(c) A need for the family to impress others.
(d) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.

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

4. The fact that the narrator does not remember rain on the day of the murder suggests:
(a) That he is too traumatized to remember.
(b) That he himself understands the matter on some level.
(c) That he was hiding out at the whorehouse.
(d) That he wanted Santiago Nasar to die.

5. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?
(a) The bishop knows of the murder plot.
(b) The town was not in need of help.
(c) No one in authority cared about the town or its inhabitants.
(d) The bishop, and therefore God, has neglected the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:

2. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:

3. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:

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

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

(see the answer key)

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