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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Santiago stand starch in his clothes?
(a) He doesn't want to look stiff.
(b) It makes his clothes look dirty.
(c) His skin is too sensitive for it.
(d) He thinks starch is for girls.

2. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?
(a) A fear of birds.
(b) Good luck.
(c) A need to move to another town.
(d) A negative outcome for his day.

3. The widower Xius does not want to sell his house or the belongings inside of it because:
(a) It all has sentimental value for him.
(b) It is all part of a vast collection he does not want to break up.
(c) He can not get enough money for his possessions.
(d) He does not respect Bayardo San Roman.

4. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:
(a) She was close to Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(b) She was a practicing mystic.
(c) She predicted Santiago's life would end tragically.
(d) She always had news before anyone else in the house.

5. Santiago Nasar's main concern at the wedding was:
(a) Figuring out how much money had been spent.
(b) Figuring out what the groom's real motives were.
(c) Avoiding Anglea Vicario.
(d) Trying to stay out of the groom's sight.

6. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?
(a) He is afraid of the Vicario brothers.
(b) He knows about the murder plot.
(c) He has other towns to visit.
(d) He hates the town.

7. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:
(a) Victoria herself was his father's mistress.
(b) Santiago has told her his intentions.
(c) Santiago's mother has warned Victoria about him.
(d) Santiago has attempted to seduce Victoria.

8. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?
(a) The town and the river.
(b) The almond trees.
(c) Santiago's grave.
(d) The jailhouse.

9. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?
(a) A warning from Luisa Santiaga.
(b) The threats from Victoria Guzman.
(c) The bishop's steamboat whistle.
(d) The Vicario twins at the front door.

10. The narrator believes Angela Vicario has always exhibited:
(a) A boldness unbecoming to a lady.
(b) A poverty of morals and a reckless nature.
(c) A weakness of spirit and an air of helplessness.
(d) A desperation men found stifling.

11. The narrator describes Angela Vicario as "the creature of [Bayardo's] torment," which suggests:
(a) Rather than wanting her to be happy, Bayardo tries to keep her miserable.
(b) Rather than making her happy, the marriage makes her miserable.
(c) He is having some revenge on the family.
(d) He is tormented by her inability to love him.

12. Pura Vicario believes her daughters will make excellent wives because:
(a) They have been raised to suffer.
(b) They are not confident enough to pursue their own goals.
(c) They have been raised to serve men.
(d) They are not interested in their individuality.

13. At the end of the chapter, Santiago is compared to:
(a) A dead man.
(b) A butterfly with no will of its own.
(c) A well-aimed dart.
(d) A name among the shadows.

14. Margo insists that Santiago:
(a) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(b) Stay at his grandparents' house.
(c) Join them at home for breakfast.
(d) Go home and rest.

15. The narrator describes San Roman as:
(a) Mysterious and evil.
(b) Confident and enthusiastic.
(c) Tense and sad.
(d) Jubilant and handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:

2. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:

3. Pura Vicario's silent beating of her daughter suggests:

4. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:

5. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:

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