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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. Margo insists that Santiago:

2. The twins who planned to murder Santiago were named:

3. Santiago's mood as he leaves his home for the last time is described as:

4. Victoria Guzman has reason to distrust Santiago because:

5. Angela's father sits amidst the confusion of the wedding helpless and blind, which suggests:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suggested by the recurring crowing of roosters, and the bishop's love of cocks' comb soup?

2. Most of the characters affected negatively by Santiago Nasar's death were whom?

3. The magistrate, an objective party, serves what role for the reader?

4. How does the narrator describe his mother?

5. What do Santiago's regal bearing and wiping the dirt off of his clothes in his final moments suggest?

6. What is suggested by the phrase, "My sister felt the angel pass by?"

7. Underneath the "proper" appearances of the characters in this chapter, many ugly truths lie. What does this suggest about the townspeople?

8. Why does the priest suggest that the autopsy killed Santiago all over again?

9. How do the motifs of selfishness and self-interest affect the events of the chapter.

10. The women in the book seem divided in their opinions of the necessity of Santiago's murder. What are their differing opinions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the statement that "Honor is love," as the narrator's mother would have us believe. Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify this statement.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the author's use of irony in the novel. In an essay, describe the author's intent in using irony to develop the events of the novel.

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