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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?
(a) Drunkards singing outside.
(b) Devastation of the wedding party.
(c) Paleness of her daughter.
(d) Three slow knocks on the door.

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

3. 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 was afraid of her mother that morning.
(c) She was only a child, incapable of making her own decisions.
(d) She thought Santiago was already a ghost because his touch was cold.

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

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

6. 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 does not respect Bayardo San Roman.
(d) He can not get enough money for his possessions.

7. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:
(a) Priests.
(b) Carpenters.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Butchers.

8. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:
(a) Fearful and concerned.
(b) Bashful and withdrawn.
(c) Curious and excited.
(d) Contemptuous and resentful.

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

10. 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) His skin is too sensitive for it.
(d) He thinks starch is for girls.

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

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

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

14. Angela Vicario's brothers want to kill Santiago because:
(a) He spread rumors about Angela through the town.
(b) He told Angela's husband she was not a virgin.
(c) He stole their sister's virginity.
(d) He refused to marry Angela.

15. The story begins as Santiago Nasar:
(a) Walks home from the wedding.
(b) Says goodbye to his mother for the last time.
(c) Wakes up in the morning.
(d) Dies in the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago is joined at the pier by the narrator and which two others?

2. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:

3. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:

4. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:

5. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?

(see the answer keys)

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