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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. Divina Flor claims she did not warn Santiago about the murder plot against him because:
(a) She thought the murder plot was a joke.
(b) She thought Santiago was already a ghost because his touch was cold.
(c) She was only a child, incapable of making her own decisions.
(d) She was afraid of her mother that morning.

6. Angela's appearance when she arrives at home suggests:
(a) She physically fought with Bayardo San Roman, or he beat her.
(b) She behaved badly and was punished.
(c) She refused to leave the wedding party.
(d) She tried to escape him and he caught her.

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

8. What does Luisa Santiaga learn on her way to warn Placida Linero about the murder plot?
(a) She learns that Santiago Nasar is already dead.
(b) She learns that Placida Linero is already dead.
(c) She learns that Santiago is guilty of seducing Angela Vicario.
(d) She learns that Placida Linero has been dishonored.

9. Who persuades the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?
(a) Placida Linero.
(b) Clotilde Armenta.
(c) Victoria Guzman.
(d) Divina Flor.

10. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:
(a) Santiago has a strict religious upbringing.
(b) He was best friends with Santiago and knew all his secrets.
(c) He knows there was a feud between the Nasars and the Vicarios.
(d) He thinks Santiago was in love with someone else.

11. The motif of blindness in the chapter suggests:
(a) A refusal to face situations without help.
(b) An unwillingness to see or acknowledge the truth.
(c) A desire to hide in the dark.
(d) A desire to deceive others.

12. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:
(a) She wants to stay at home with her family, but feels a duty to leave.
(b) She is godmother to both Santiago and Angela.
(c) She is no longer friends with either the Vicarios or Placida Linero.
(d) She is related to the Vicarios, but godmother to Santiago.

13. All of the Vicario children had been raised to:
(a) Fill the traditional roles of men and women.
(b) Ignore earthly pleasures.
(c) Enter arranged marriages.
(d) Pursue the church above all else.

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

15. Another event that adds to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman is that:
(a) He returns Angela to her home.
(b) He is two hours late for his own wedding.
(c) He is nowhere to be found on his wedding day.
(d) He is cold and aloof toward Angela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite her fear of Santiago, what does Divina Flor do that might help him the morning of his death?

2. The narrator describes San Roman as:

3. The narrator believes his mother should have known about the murder plot because:

4. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?

5. Santiago's statement about his own wedding is ironic because:

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