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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. After Santiago's death, Placida Linero consoles herself by looking over the balcony at what?

2. Victoria Guzman distrusts Santiago because:

3. The bishop's refusal to stop in the village suggests what?

4. Pura Vicario knows bad news is coming because of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the images that contribute to the motif of water in the chapter?

2. What is Bayardo San Roman's reaction to the narrator's questions about the murder, and what does it suggest about him?

3. What revelations does Angela Vicario express about herself?

4. What does the motif of excess suggest in the chapter?

5. What might Poncio Vicario's blindness suggest about him?

6. Describe the Arab community's reaction to Santiago's death.

7. Describe the townspeople's attitudes toward the twins' plans to kill Santiago Nasar.

8. Both the twins and the magistrate's report are described as floating in water. What is suggested by this idea?

9. What evidence of class distinction is symbolized in the chapter?

10. Describe Angela's relationship with her mother.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the contrasting ideas of religion and superstition in the novel. What themes are suggested by these two contrasting ideas? How do both ideas contribute to a larger message?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator uses both showing and telling to reveal the details of the story. Write an essay in which evaluate the use of showing and telling in the novel, determining which of the two is most influential in communicating Garcia Marquez' ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Leonard F. Peltier said, "Innocence is the weakest defense. Innocence has a single voice that can only say over and over again, "I didn't do it." Guilt has a thousand voices, all of them lies." Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Peltier's statement in relation to Garcia Marquez' novel.

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