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

2. What events foreshadow an unusual evening for the wedding guests?
(a) The narrator and his friends argue.
(b) The narrator's mother does not forsee Santiago's murder.
(c) The narrator's father plays violin, and his sister, the nun, dances.
(d) The bishop's boat comes through town.

3. People like San Roman because:
(a) He is swimming in gold.
(b) He is honest and has a good heart.
(c) Has access to endless resources.
(d) He is capable and religious.

4. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:
(a) She is godmother to both Santiago and Angela.
(b) She is no longer friends with either the Vicarios or Placida Linero.
(c) She wants to stay at home with her family, but feels a duty to leave.
(d) She is related to the Vicarios, but godmother to Santiago.

5. Angela's feelings toward Bayardo San Roman might be described as:
(a) Bashful and withdrawn.
(b) Curious and excited.
(c) Contemptuous and resentful.
(d) Fearful and concerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luisa Santiaga assumes that the noise in the streets is caused by:

2. The twins did not try to convince Angela to marry Bayardo San Roman because:

3. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:

4. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?

5. Divina Flor claims she did not warn Santiago about the murder plot against him because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the reason for the murder plot.

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

3. Describe the reunion between Bayardo San Roman and Angela Vicario.

4. What does the town's concern about "its mission assigned by fate" show?

5. How are the twins persuaded to put off the murder until after the bishop's visit?

6. What elements of his character lend to the mystery of Bayardo San Roman?

7. Describe the Arab community's reaction to Santiago's death.

8. Describe Angela's relationship with her mother.

9. The stray bullet that causes so much destruction in the neighbors' houses in Santiago's youth teaches him to be careful with a gun. What irony might this symbolize?

10. Why is it significant that Bayardo has not opened Angela's letters?

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