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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Santiago's statement about his own wedding is ironic because:
(a) He never plans to marry.
(b) His wedding was a small, simple affair.
(c) He claims his wedding will be the biggest the town has ever seen.
(d) He claims life will be too short to tell others about it.

3. Angela Vicario's brothers insist that she:
(a) Reveal the name of her lover.
(b) Return to her husband and beg forgiveness.
(c) Uphold the family honor.
(d) Leave the household forever.

4. People like San Roman because:
(a) He is swimming in gold.
(b) Has access to endless resources.
(c) He is honest and has a good heart.
(d) He is capable and religious.

5. 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) Motif.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Irony.
(d) Character foil.

6. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:
(a) He refuses to see Angela as a grown woman.
(b) He is losing his mind.
(c) He opposes his daughter's marriage.
(d) He is unprepared and powerless in these events.

7. Victoria Guzman distrusts Santiago because:
(a) She knows he will take advantage of her daughter, Divina Flor.
(b) She is afraid he will try to marry her daughter, Divina Flor.
(c) She knows he is not a good businessman.
(d) She thinks he seduced Angela Vicario.

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

9. Santiago's house is made out of a former:
(a) Import store.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Farmhouse.
(d) Warehouse.

10. The widower Xius' house and his possessions are symbolic of what?
(a) His values and his memories.
(b) His religious beliefs.
(c) His refusal to deal with aging.
(d) His inability to move on in his life.

11. The engagement of Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman was shorter than the norm because:
(a) The groom was extremely urgent about the wedding.
(b) The groom was afraid the bride would change her mind.
(c) The bride's family was afraid the groom would learn the truth.
(d) The town wanted a big wedding.

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

13. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?
(a) Threatens to tell Santiago's mother what he has been up to.
(b) Violently guts rabbits in front of him.
(c) Burns him with his coffee.
(d) Hires the Vicario twins to threaten him.

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

15. On the day of his death, why was Santiago was unarmed?
(a) He promised his mother he would not carry a gun.
(b) He was not wearing his ususal clothes with the gun on his belt.
(c) He had accidentally left his gun under his pillow.
(d) He was superstitious about carrying a gun in front of the bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poncio and Pedro Vicario are:

2. Ironically, the Vicario brothers were engaged in what activity when they were called home?

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

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

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

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