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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?
(a) This morning's dream foretells Santiago's death.
(b) This morning's dream foretold an illness for Santiago.
(c) Santiago has a headache on this particular morning.
(d) Santiago is allergic to birds.

2. The Arab community in the novel is described as:
(a) Hard-working, clannish, and peaceful.
(b) Hard-working, vengeful, and divisive.
(c) Lazy, stubborn, and combustive.
(d) Lazy, clannish, and peaceful.

3. Both twins cross themselves before committing the murder, which suggests:
(a) They are afraid of Santiago Nasar.
(b) They have very little faith.
(c) They believe the devil is after them.
(d) They know what they are about to do is a sin.

4. Pura Vicario's silent beating of her daughter suggests:
(a) She doesn't want anyone else in the family to learn about Angela.
(b) She is so angry she has no words for Angela.
(c) She has no power of her own.
(d) She has conflicting duties as disciplinarian and protector of the family.

5. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:
(a) He can reassure his mother of his safety.
(b) He can have coffee with Victoria Guzman.
(c) He can sleep for an hour before the bishop arrived.
(d) He can avoid the Vicario twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. The twins are not worried about Santiago carrying a gun because:

2. The mayor foolishly assumes that the twins can not commit the murder because:

3. 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:

4. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?

5. The twins were transferred to:

(see the answer key)

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