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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?
(a) Roosters crowing.
(b) The wind in the almond trees.
(c) A fight between the Vicario brothers.
(d) The bishop blessing the town.

2. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?
(a) A warning from Luisa Santiaga.
(b) The bishop's steamboat whistle.
(c) The threats from Victoria Guzman.
(d) The Vicario twins at the front door.

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

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

5. Margo insists that Santiago:
(a) Go home and rest.
(b) Join them at home for breakfast.
(c) Watch out for Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(d) Stay at his grandparents' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite her fear of Santiago, what does Divina Flor do that might help him the morning of his death?

2. The emotion Angela Vicario most clearly expresses when all is revealed is:

3. What is ironic about Placida Linero's comment that all dreams about birds mean good health?

4. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:

5. Angela's appearance when she arrives at home suggests:

Short Essay Questions

1. What ironies occur on the morning of Santiago's death?

2. Why do the townspeople continue to support the twins' actions, even after the barbarous act is committed?

3. What does the magistrate's note, "fatality makes us invisible," imply?

4. What is suggested by the phrase, "My sister felt the angel pass by?"

5. What opposing ideas or concepts are apparent in the chapter?

6. The contrasting motifs of youth and old age suggest what about the characters' values?

7. The fact that Santiago Nasar never turns on the light in his bedroom, but instead stays in the dark, might symbolize what idea?

8. What do Santiago's regal bearing and wiping the dirt off of his clothes in his final moments suggest?

9. What is suggested by the mention of starch in relation to Santiago and Poncio Vicario? Santiago cannot stand starch in his clothes, while Poncio Vicario's shirt is so heavily starched it stands up by itself.

10. What do Bayardo's attitudes toward money reveal about his values?

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