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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 challenged anyone who did not believe him to a fight.
(b) He continued to court Angela Vicario.
(c) He refused to go to the widower Xius's house.
(d) His manner was carefree and celbratory.

2. 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.

3. Santiago Nasar's pure white linen suit suggests:
(a) Innocence.
(b) Burial wrappings.
(c) Womanliness.
(d) Wealth.

4. The author differentiates between his sisters by calling them:
(a) My sister Margot and My sister Ignacia.
(b) My favorite sister and My other sister.
(c) My sister the spinster and My sister the nun.
(d) My sister Margot and My sister the nun.

5. The mayor's asks the priest to perform the autopsy instead of a medically trained person because:
(a) He feels guilty for having failed to warn Santiago.
(b) He is trying to get his revenge on Santiago's family.
(c) He is too inexperienced to know how to perform the autopsy himself.
(d) He is too proud to admit he does not know how to proceed with the examination.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Vicario twins' behavior suggests:

2. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:

3. Because Angela's unanswered letters make her feel like she is writing to no one:

4. Pablo Vicario goes on to:

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

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