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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Victoria Guzman distrusts Santiago because:
(a) She is afraid he will try to marry her daughter, Divina Flor.
(b) She knows he is not a good businessman.
(c) She knows he will take advantage of her daughter, Divina Flor.
(d) She thinks he seduced Angela Vicario.

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

3. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.
(b) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(c) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.
(d) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.

4. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?
(a) A fight between the Vicario brothers.
(b) The wind in the almond trees.
(c) The bishop blessing the town.
(d) Roosters crowing.

5. Despite her fear of Santiago, what does Divina Flor do that might help him the morning of his death?
(a) She asks her mother to help him.
(b) She leaves the front door unlocked.
(c) She warns Placida Linero of the murder plot.
(d) She gives him the warning someone slipped beneath the door.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Santiago's reaction to the news that the twins wanted to murder him implies

3. Santiago's mood as he leaves his home for the last time is described as:

4. When Clothilde Armenta says "That day I realized just how alone we women are in the world," she implies:

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

(see the answer key)

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