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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. Bayardo San Roman has "a way of speaking that...":
(a) ...Did not allow him to be known at first sight.
(b) ...Disguised what he had come to town for.
(c) ...Served to conceal rather than reveal.
(d) ...Conveyed urgency.

2. The narrator believes Angela Vicario has always exhibited:
(a) A desperation men found stifling.
(b) A poverty of morals and a reckless nature.
(c) A boldness unbecoming to a lady.
(d) A weakness of spirit and an air of helplessness.

3. The white linen clothes Santiago wears on the day of his death make him look:
(a) Like a bride.
(b) Like he never went to bed.
(c) Like he is wearing pajamas.
(d) Like a ghost.

4. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?
(a) He hates the town.
(b) He has other towns to visit.
(c) He is afraid of the Vicario brothers.
(d) He knows about the murder plot.

5. The narrator's sister Margot describes Santiago as:
(a) Happy, a man who had satisfaction, and flirtatious.
(b) Handsome, a man of his word, and with a fortune of his own.
(c) Dreamy, distracted, and brooding.
(d) Enthusiastic, a man of great fortune, and impressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luisa Santiaga is torn in her loyalties because:

2. Bayardo's gift of the music box causes her parents concern about the nature of their daughter's relationship, which is an example of:

3. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:

4. The narrator has a hard time believing Santiago was Angela's seducer because:

5. What noise does Divina Flor hear when Santiago leaves the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might Poncio Vicario's blindness suggest about him?

2. Why do we learn about Bayardo San Roman from the narrator's mother?

3. Most of the characters affected negatively by Santiago Nasar's death were whom?

4. What revelations does Angela Vicario express about herself?

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

6. Describe Angela's relationship with her mother.

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

8. Why does the priest suggest that the autopsy killed Santiago all over again?

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

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

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