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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The dogs panting after Santiago's innards as his body lay in his mother's house might represent:
(a) Santiago's consumption of women.
(b) The fate that Santiago deserves.
(c) The spilling of Santiago and Angela's secret.
(d) The savage attitudes of the townspeople toward honor and revenge.

4. Santiago Nasar's tendency to disguise the girls' identities might suggest that:
(a) He wants to make Maria Alejandrina Cervantes jealous.
(b) He wants to confuse the girls so no one remembers him.
(c) He tries to create confusion for others to disguise his own actions.
(d) He wants women to forget themselves or their inhibitions in bed.

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

6. The twins attribute their health problems to:
(a) Guilt over their crime.
(b) Fear.
(c) Attempted poisoning.
(d) The abysmal prison conditions.

7. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes handles her grief by:
(a) Having all-night parties.
(b) Excessive eating.
(c) Barring her doors from the public.
(d) Excessive drinking.

8. Bayardo's suitcase full of unopened letters suggests:
(a) That he is unwilling to forgive Angela no matter what she says.
(b) That he wants to pretend nothing has happened since the day they were married.
(c) That he is returning the letters because he does not want them.
(d) That he does not need to hear Angela's excuses; he has made mistakes as well.

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

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

11. The brothers' plan to murder Santiago is strangely contradicted at Clothilde Armenta's house by:
(a) Their proclamations that they don't want to kill Santiago.
(b) Their desire to shave and clean up.
(c) Their disbelief in their sister's guilt.
(d) Their inability to eat or drink anything.

12. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:
(a) Hid out until the murder so they could not be stopped.
(b) Turned themselves in only after they were surrounded.
(c) Acted on behalf of their mother's wishes.
(d) Tried to find someone to stop them from the killing.

13. The Vicario twins' behavior suggests:
(a) They are both extremely ill.
(b) They feel an innate sense of guilt.
(c) They need psychiatric treatment.
(d) They are completely without regret.

14. Faustino Santos, the twins' friend, reports their claim to:
(a) Poncio Vicario, the twins' father.
(b) Victoria Guzman, the cook.
(c) Don Rogelio de la Flor, Clothilde Armenta's husband.
(d) Leandro Pornoy, a police officer.

15. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:
(a) An insomniac falcon.
(b) A cat woman.
(c) An insomniac leopard.
(d) A warlike crane.

Short Answer Questions

1. The purple blotch that appears on Santiago's face is described as:

2. 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:

3. The priest laments that a brilliant future was cut short for Santiago because:

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

5. The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because:

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