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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator learns that the Vicario twins:

2. Bayardo's statement, "Well, here I am," suggests:

3. Ironically, the priest had to use what implements to perform the autopsy?

4. Santiago Nasar insists on returning home for an hour so that:

5. A word that might describe how the twins feel in this situation is:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the magistrate's note, "Give me a prejudice and I will move the world." Write an essay in which you connect the statement to the events of the novel, identifying the prejudices that motivate the characters and contribute to the themes of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Select an instance where the tone shifts in the novel and explore what the tone indicates about theme.

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