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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the concerns that keep people from acting on Santiago Nasar's behalf could be described as:
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Disrespectful.
(d) Self-indulgent.

2. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:
(a) He thought they were all asleep.
(b) He was too terrified to repeat it.
(c) He passed out when he got home.
(d) He does not understand what he saw.

3. The fact that the bishop overlooks the town, the narrator's nun sister is too hung over to greet the boat, and Father Amador neglects to warn Santiago about the murder suggests:
(a) The church is not influential over the people.
(b) The church is a fun organization.
(c) The church does not care about its followers.
(d) The church does not always support the people as it should.

4. Ironically, the priest had to use what implements to perform the autopsy?
(a) Silverware.
(b) Craftsmen's tools.
(c) Kitchen utensils.
(d) Garden tools.

5. Colonel Lazaro Aponte:
(a) Takes the twins' knives away.
(b) Forgets all about the murder plot.
(c) Is tired of breaking up fights, and lets the matter go.
(d) Talks to the twins and decides they are bluffing.

6. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:
(a) He does not really believe any harm will come to Santiago.
(b) He is late for the bishop's visit and decides against visiting Santiago's house.
(c) He is afraid of the Vicario twins' revenge if he should warn Santiago.
(d) He is distracted by the bishop's visit and forgets.

7. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:
(a) She claims they never would have left.
(b) She did not allow the twins entrance to her place.
(c) She does not remember the events of that evening clearly.
(d) She claims they were not allowed to visit her establishment.

8. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:
(a) He was such close friends with Santiago.
(b) He feels guilty for murdering Santiago.
(c) He hasn't taken the medical exam yet.
(d) He is still angry at Santiago's behavior.

9. The repeated mention of Victoria Guzman watching over the coffee pot and gutting animals connotes which popular image?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) A witch.
(d) A fortune teller.

10. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:
(a) That it was fated or inevitable in such a town and culture.
(b) That it was his punishment for a misspent life.
(c) That it was everyone's plan to murder him.
(d) That Santiago knew he would die that day.

11. The court that tries the Vicario twins decides:
(a) They acted honorably in defense of their sister.
(b) They will be punished in the afterlife.
(c) They are mentally unfit to stand trial.
(d) They will both be hanged.

12. Prudencia Cotes, Pablo Vicario's fiancee, makes it clear that she:
(a) Expects Pablo Vicario to wait for her.
(b) Believes the men acted necessarily in defense of honor.
(c) Believes Angela Vicario is completely innocent.
(d) Will not wait for Pablo Vicario if he commits this crime.

13. When Clothilde Armenta says "That day I realized just how alone we women are in the world," she implies:
(a) That women are often responsible for restoring order by calming the passions of men.
(b) That women are ruled by reason while men are ruled by passions.
(c) That women are always being deserted by men in pursuit of honor.
(d) That men can never be found at home when they are needed.

14. Though Bayardo has aged in many ways, Angela says she sees him:
(a) As she saw him the first time.
(b) As a happier man than she remembered.
(c) With a greater love than ever before.
(d) Just the same as he was on their wedding day.

15. The fact that the narrator does not remember rain on the day of the murder suggests:
(a) That he was hiding out at the whorehouse.
(b) That he is too traumatized to remember.
(c) That he himself understands the matter on some level.
(d) That he wanted Santiago Nasar to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Father Carmen Amador perform Santiago's autopsy?

2. The dogs panting after Santiago's innards as his body lay in his mother's house might represent:

3. Victoria Guzman calls Santiago Nasar "white man," because he is partly white, but this also might suggest:

4. The author differentiates between his sisters by calling them:

5. Poncio Vicario's death is attributed to his "moral pain," which suggests:

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