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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. To intimidate Santiago Nasar on the morning of his murder, what does Victoria Guzman do?
(a) Threatens to tell Santiago's mother what he has been up to.
(b) Burns him with his coffee.
(c) Violently guts rabbits in front of him.
(d) Hires the Vicario twins to threaten him.

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

3. The excesses surrounding the wedding suggest:
(a) A need for the family to impress others.
(b) A desperate attempt to hide Angela's unhappiness.
(c) A desire to hide unhappiness in material things.
(d) A disregard for others' safety.

4. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:
(a) Pedro and Pablo Vicario.
(b) Victoria and Divina Guzman.
(c) Juan and Poncio Vicario.
(d) Santiaga and Clotilde Armenta.

5. The narrator describes San Roman as:
(a) Mysterious and evil.
(b) Confident and enthusiastic.
(c) Jubilant and handsome.
(d) Tense and sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. The engagement of Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman was shorter than the norm because:

2. Santiago felt completely covered in bird droppings when he woke. What might that suggest?

3. What significant event happens for the narrator at the wedding?

4. What might Santiago's dreams of trees symbolize?

5. Bayardo San Roman's family could be described as:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Christo Bedoya fail to warn Santiago about the murder?

3. Both the twins and the magistrate's report are described as floating in water. What is suggested by this idea?

4. Describe the townspeople's attitudes toward the twins' plans to kill Santiago Nasar.

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

6. What are some of the images that contribute to the motif of water in the chapter?

7. Underneath the "proper" appearances of the characters in this chapter, many ugly truths lie. What does this suggest about the townspeople?

8. What do the conflicting descriptions of Bayardo San Roman suggest?

9. What is suggested by the recurring crowing of roosters, and the bishop's love of cocks' comb soup?

10. Describe Santiago Nasar.

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