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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hortensia Brute, a character who had seen the murderers' bloody knives:
(a) Eventually goes insane from the image and the knowledge of the murder.
(b) Runs naked in the streets to call others' attention to the crime.
(c) Leaves the town, completely shaken by the brutality of the murder.
(d) Believes that honor is love.

2. When Christo Bedoya sees Placida Linero awake, the "spell" of her beauty is broken, which implies:
(a) The reality of her life, and Santiago's, are not as appealing as they seem.
(b) Her appearances have always deceived him.
(c) He no longer loves her.
(d) She has already learned of her son's murder.

3. 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 wanted Santiago Nasar to die.
(c) That he was hiding out at the whorehouse.
(d) That he himself understands the matter on some level.

4. The townspeople consoled themselves about the murder by telling themselves:
(a) It was a private matter of honor.
(b) It was over so quickly they could not have done anything about it.
(c) They needed to go on with their lives.
(d) It was a matter for God to decide.

5. The Poncio twins lifting their sister by the waist and demanding an answer from her suggests what about her character?
(a) She is defiant and childlike.
(b) She is helpless and has no will of her own.
(c) She is likely to escape if not guarded.
(d) She is powerful, and they must subdue her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angela Vicario's continued insistence that Santiago Nasar was her "perpetrator" implies:

2. Santiago objects to Victoria's actions toward the rabbits because:

3. Why does Father Carmen Amador perform Santiago's autopsy?

4. Clothilde Armenta correctly assumes that:

5. Flora Miguel's major concern, when she learns of the murder plot, is:

(see the answer key)

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