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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator does not believe Santiago had a guilty conscience that night because:
(a) He refused to go to the widower Xius's house.
(b) He continued to court Angela Vicario.
(c) He challenged anyone who did not believe him to a fight.
(d) His manner was carefree and celbratory.

2. Bayardo's statement, "Well, here I am," suggests:
(a) That he is now ready to hear her explanations.
(b) That he has come to confront her about her behavior.
(c) That he has been there all along.
(d) That he knows what Angela wants and has forgiven her.

3. Why does Father Carmen Amador perform Santiago's autopsy?
(a) The town's doctor is gone at present, and no one else was qualified and willing.
(b) The town's doctor is still drunk from the wedding festivities.
(c) Santiago's mother does not trust the town doctor or Christo Bedoya, the medical student.
(d) Santiago's mother insists that only a priest may touch her son's body.

4. The narrator is lured away from his friends by Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, who is described as:
(a) An insomniac leopard.
(b) An insomniac falcon.
(c) A warlike crane.
(d) A cat woman.

5. The priest laments that a brilliant future was cut short for Santiago because:
(a) His brain was left untouched by the autopsy.
(b) He had so many admirers.
(c) His brain was larger than the average Englishman's.
(d) His heart was enlarged in his chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Arab community in the novel is described as:

2. Poncio Vicario's death is attributed to his "moral pain," which suggests:

3. A word that might describe how the twins feel in this situation is:

4. The court that tries the Vicario twins decides:

5. The townspeople refer to Bayardo San Roman as "poor Bayardo" because:

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