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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:
(a) Irony.
(b) Character foil.
(c) Motif.
(d) Alliteration.

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

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

6. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A need for the family to impress others.
(b) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.
(c) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.
(d) A disregard for others' safety.

7. What does the author call some of the events that led to Santiago's death?
(a) Painful ironies.
(b) Fatal coincidences.
(c) Fatal mistakes.
(d) Painful anomalies.

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

9. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:
(a) They thought women should be allowed to make up their own minds.
(b) They said it looked to them like women problems.
(c) They were not convinced the wedding would take place.
(d) They felt it was a matter of her honor.

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

11. Santiago's departure from his house on the morning of his death was unusual because:
(a) He left so early in the morning.
(b) He left through the front door, which was forbidden by his mother.
(c) He left through the front door, which was reserved for special occasions.
(d) He left in his pajamas.

12. Pura Vicario's silent beating of her daughter suggests:
(a) She has no power of her own.
(b) She has conflicting duties as disciplinarian and protector of the family.
(c) She doesn't want anyone else in the family to learn about Angela.
(d) She is so angry she has no words for Angela.

13. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:
(a) She confesses to love another.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) She has no inheritance.
(d) She is not a virgin.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

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

3. The narrator describes San Roman as:

4. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?

5. People like San Roman because:

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