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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.
(b) She wants to show her respect for him.
(c) She has never gotten over her love for him.
(d) She retired after their affair ended.

2. Bayardo San Roman's family could be described as:
(a) Wealthy and ostentatious.
(b) Greedy and scheming.
(c) Traditional and stoic.
(d) Vain and unpredictable.

3. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(b) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.
(c) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.
(d) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.

4. The Vicario twins' behavior suggests:
(a) They feel an innate sense of guilt.
(b) They are completely without regret.
(c) They are both extremely ill.
(d) They need psychiatric treatment.

5. When the narrator warns Santiago that "A falcon who chases a warlike crane can only hope for a life of pain," he suggests:
(a) That a man who pursues a woman whose business is love, he is destined to be hurt.
(b) That women scorned will seek revenge.
(c) That women will only lead to tragedy in the end.
(d) That a woman who profits from his love will only hurt him.

Short Answer Questions

1. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?

2. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:

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

4. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:

5. Santiago's house is made out of a former:

(see the answer key)

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