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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pablo Vicario goes on to:

3. Officer Leandro Pornoy, who visited with the twins at Clothilde Armenta's:

4. The Vicario family:

5. Santiago Nasar's tendency to disguise the girls' identities might suggest that:

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

Women in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" seem to have limited power. Consider the situations in which women exercise power in the novel, and write an essay in which you identify a possible theme the author communicates through women in positions of power.

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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