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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Nasar's house was crowded because:

2. Colonel Lazaro Aponte:

3. The fact that the narrator does not remember rain on the day of the murder suggests:

4. The serenade that took place at the widower Xius's house was intended to:

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the contrasting ideas of youth and old age developed in the novel. How do these two ideas contribute to an understanding of character, events, and setting?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator states that literature is not allowed the convenient, sometimes unbelievable coincidences of life. In an essay, defend, refute, or qualify this idea.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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