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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Though the Vicario brothers defend their actions, they can not seem to get rid of:
(a) Their anger at their sister's behavior.
(b) The smell of Santiago Nasar's blood on their clothes and bodies.
(c) Their need for revenge.
(d) The smell of the drinking from the night before.

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

4. Pura Vicario dresses her daughter in red and wraps her face in a cloth, which suggests:
(a) Pura Vicario has plans to abandon her daughter in the streets.
(b) Mourning has no place in the Vicario family.
(c) Appearances are important in the Vicario family.
(d) Pura Vicario is in mourning.

5. Faustino Santos, the twins' friend, reports their claim to:
(a) Victoria Guzman, the cook.
(b) Poncio Vicario, the twins' father.
(c) Don Rogelio de la Flor, Clothilde Armenta's husband.
(d) Leandro Pornoy, a police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pablo Vicario goes on to:

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

3. The juxtaposition of Santiago's massacred body and his elaborate coffin suggests:

4. The twins attribute their health problems to:

5. Bayardo's suitcase full of unopened letters suggests:

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