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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Bayardo San Roman returns his bride to her parents because:
2. The weather on the day of Santiago's death is described by the townspeople as:
3. What interrupts Santiago's breakfast?
4. Why does Placida Linero believe that the bishop won't get off the boat?
5. The widower Xius does not want to sell his house or the belongings inside of it because:
Short Essay Questions
1. The fact that people are simultaneously celebrating the bishop's visit and condemning Santiago Nasar to death suggests what about the town and its beliefs?
2. What might Poncio Vicario's blindness suggest about him?
3. What does Bayardo San Roman's treatment of Pura Vicario suggest about his character?
4. Why do the townspeople continue to support the twins' actions, even after the barbarous act is committed?
5. How does the narrator describe his mother?
6. What is significant about those who claim it was raining on the morning of the murder, and those who claim it was not?
7. How are the twins persuaded to put off the murder until after the bishop's visit?
8. Underneath the "proper" appearances of the characters in this chapter, many ugly truths lie. What does this suggest about the townspeople?
9. The stray bullet that causes so much destruction in the neighbors' houses in Santiago's youth teaches him to be careful with a gun. What irony might this symbolize?
10. The contrasting motifs of youth and old age suggest what about the characters' values?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The last line of any piece of writing can deliver or reinforce a powerful message. In the first three chapters, the author uses the last line to name Santiago Nasar and seal his fate as dead or destined to die. What message or purpose does repeating this idea serve?
Essay Topic 2
Water often represents new life or birth in literature. In what situations does water appear in the novel? Identify the author's message(s) suggested by water images in the novel, and use examples to support your theory.
Essay Topic 3
Many dreams are described in detail in the novel. Freud said, "Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of [one's] own being." In an essay, connect Freud's belief to the author's use of dreams in the novel. Consider how the character's dreams reveal part of each character's being, and what is being revealed.
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