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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Arab community in the novel is described as:
(a) Lazy, clannish, and peaceful.
(b) Lazy, stubborn, and combustive.
(c) Hard-working, clannish, and peaceful.
(d) Hard-working, vengeful, and divisive.

2. Pura Vicario dresses her daughter in red and wraps her face in a cloth, which suggests:
(a) Mourning has no place in the Vicario family.
(b) Pura Vicario is in mourning.
(c) Pura Vicario has plans to abandon her daughter in the streets.
(d) Appearances are important in the Vicario family.

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

4. A word that might describe how the twins feel in this situation is:
(a) Paralyzed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Elated.

5. 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 claims they never would have left.
(c) She does not remember the events of that evening clearly.
(d) She claims they were not allowed to visit her establishment.

6. The narrator does not believe Santiago had a guilty conscience that night because:
(a) He challenged anyone who did not believe him to a fight.
(b) He refused to go to the widower Xius's house.
(c) His manner was carefree and celbratory.
(d) He continued to court Angela Vicario.

7. 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 afraid of the Vicario twins' revenge if he should warn 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.

8. Though the Vicario brothers defend their actions, they can not seem to get rid of:
(a) The smell of Santiago Nasar's blood on their clothes and bodies.
(b) The smell of the drinking from the night before.
(c) Their need for revenge.
(d) Their anger at their sister's behavior.

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

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

11. The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because:
(a) He remains in the widower Xius house, never to be seen again.
(b) They believe he is the only true victim.
(c) He never marries again.
(d) He was not really wealthy after all.

12. Pedro Vicario's guilt manifests itself in what way?
(a) He refuses to marry his fiance.
(b) He refuses to eat for eleven months after the murder.
(c) He was awake for eleven months after the murder.
(d) He cannot control his bladder.

13. 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 retired after their affair ended.
(c) She wants to show her respect for him.
(d) She has never gotten over her love for him.

14. Angela is frightened that:
(a) Bayardo has come to force her to confess.
(b) Bayardo may not feel enough love for her to forgive her aging.
(c) Her mother will come and frighten him away.
(d) Bayardo will still be angry after seventeen years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The twins attribute their health problems to:

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

3. Because Angela's unanswered letters make her feel like she is writing to no one:

4. The narrator last sees Santiago Nasar walking along the river with:

5. The Nasar's house was crowded because:

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