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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The priest describes the autopsy as:
(a) Being the work of that barbarian the mayor.
(b) Having scarred him for life.
(c) Having killed Santiago all over again.
(d) Being the work of savage dogs.

2. The twins attribute their health problems to:
(a) The abysmal prison conditions.
(b) Attempted poisoning.
(c) Guilt over their crime.
(d) Fear.

3. Poncio Vicario's death is attributed to his "moral pain," which suggests:
(a) He suffered a painful illness due to his blindness.
(b) He regrets not killing Santiago Nasar himself.
(c) He knows the murder of Santiago Nasar was not right.
(d) He regrets his sons' prison sentences.

4. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:
(a) He does not understand what he saw.
(b) He passed out when he got home.
(c) He was too terrified to repeat it.
(d) He thought they were all asleep.

5. The repeated foretelling of Santiago Nasar's death suggests:
(a) That it was everyone's plan to murder him.
(b) That it was his punishment for a misspent life.
(c) That it was fated or inevitable in such a town and culture.
(d) That Santiago knew he would die that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Father Amador fails to warn Santiago or his mother of the murder plot because:

2. The repeated mention of Victoria Guzman watching over the coffee pot and gutting animals connotes which popular image?

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

4. Though Bayardo has aged in many ways, Angela says she sees him:

5. The Nasar's house was crowded because:

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