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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The purple blotch that appears on Santiago's face is described as:
(a) The shadow of a cloud on water.
(b) A birthmark.
(c) A mark of sin.
(d) The shadow of a guilty conscience.

3. Santiago Nasar's pure white linen suit suggests:
(a) Innocence.
(b) Womanliness.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Burial wrappings.

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

5. The narrator's dream about the voracious child, on the heels of his thought on Santiago's horrific death, might suggest:
(a) The appetites of the town's women led to disaster.
(b) The demands of the community were extreme and had consequences.
(c) The narrator feels Santiago deserved his death.
(d) Maria Alejandrina's eating had awoken him.

6. The narrator's recounting of Colonel Lazaro Aponte's mundane morning details reveals:
(a) The Colonel is far too distracted by the bishop's visit to warn Santiago Nasar.
(b) The Colonel believes Santiago Nasar should die.
(c) The Colonel is more interested in his own concerns than in warning Santiago Nasar.
(d) The Colonel has not been warned about the murder plot either.

7. Angela Vicario decides to write Bayardo San Roman after:
(a) She sees him pass by many years later.
(b) He refuses to speak to her in public.
(c) He writes her first.
(d) She finds out he still loves her.

8. The priest describes the autopsy as:
(a) Having killed Santiago all over again.
(b) Being the work of that barbarian the mayor.
(c) Being the work of savage dogs.
(d) Having scarred him for life.

9. The twins' actions seem to result from:
(a) A sense of honor, but not bloodthirstiness.
(b) A senes of bloodthirstiness, but not a sense of pride.
(c) A sense of duty, but not a sense of pride.
(d) A sense of compassion, but not a sense of duty.

10. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:
(a) Pedro is cowardly since his return from the military.
(b) Pedro has been to war and knows what it is to kill a man.
(c) Pedro is resistant to any kind of authority.
(d) Pedro has lost his sense of duty since returning from the military.

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

12. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:
(a) Rouse the newlyweds so the party could continue at their house.
(b) Make sure Bayardo had not drunk himself to death.
(c) Wake the newlyweds on their wedding night.
(d) Show Bayardo San Roman who wronged his wife.

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

14. Clearly the Vicario brothers:
(a) Don't know if they have killed the right person.
(b) Disregard the law whenever it suits them.
(c) Plan to escape punishment by claiming they acted in defense of honor.
(d) Know what they have done is against the law, but feel justified.

15. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.
(b) She wants to show her respect for him.
(c) She has never gotten over her love for him.
(d) She retired after their affair ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pura Vicario dresses her daughter in red and wraps her face in a cloth, which suggests:

2. Santiago Nasar's tendency to disguise the girls' identities might suggest that:

3. Clothilde Armenta correctly assumes that:

4. Colonel Lazaro Aponte:

5. Angela is frightened that:

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