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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The repeated mention of Victoria Guzman watching over the coffee pot and gutting animals connotes which popular image?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A fortune teller.
(c) A witch.
(d) A veterinarian.

2. The Colonel treats the twins like:
(a) Naughty children.
(b) Worthless drunks.
(c) Hostile enemies.
(d) Worthy adversaries.

3. Pablo, the younger twin, finally has to convince his brother to kill Santiago, perhaps because:
(a) Pedro is cowardly since his return from the military.
(b) Pedro has lost his sense of duty since returning from the military.
(c) Pedro has been to war and knows what it is to kill a man.
(d) Pedro is resistant to any kind of authority.

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes never goes to bed with anyone else in Santiago's presence because:
(a) She retired after their affair ended.
(b) She has never gotten over her love for him.
(c) She wants to show her respect for him.
(d) She believes he will seek revenge if she does.

5. In the midst of all of Santiago's innards the priest found:
(a) The liver damage that probably killed him.
(b) Only one kidney.
(c) A gold medal he had swallowed at age four.
(d) Multiple stab wounds, but none fatal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christo Bedoya declines to conduct the autopsy because:

2. Though the Vicario brothers defend their actions, they can not seem to get rid of:

3. Divina Flor's weeping as she fends off the dogs suggests:

4. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes handles her grief by:

5. The Vicario family:

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