The Feast of the Goat Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

What literary device does the novel use when it describes Trujillo as "examining the colonel the way an entomologist examines an insect difficult to classify" (59)? (from Chapter 5)

Simile.

Imagery.

Allusion.

Metaphor.

2.

Does Antonio de la Maza die a happy man? (from Chapter 19)

Yes and no. While he does not reconcile with Salvador, he dies thinking of his brother smiling at him.

Yes. He forges a new friendship with Juan Tomas that gives him a new resolve and happiness.

No. He feels dejected and lonely because of his friends' and family's refusal to help him.

No. He is still wracked by guilt over the death of his brother.

3.

Why does Urania return to the Dominican Republic? (from Chapter 1)

Out of her hatred for her father.

To reconcile with her family.

Out of nostalgia for the country she abandoned.

In the start, the novel leaves the answer open to the reader.

4.

Why is Trujillo's racism towards the Haitian immigrants deeply ironic? (from Chapter 11)

Because the massacre ended up killing as many Dominicans as Haitians.

Because at the time, Haiti was more developed than the Dominican Republic

Because many Dominicans are also black.

Because Trujillo is part Haitian himself.

5.

Balaguer tells the assembled diplomats that he "is doing everything in [his] power to restore rationality" (349). What kind of rhetoric is he using, and what other language in the novel does it mirror? (from Chapter 22)

It is the same language Salvador uses to paint an image of a Christian, peaceful Dominican Republic.

It is the same type of language Balaguer used earlier in his careful discussions of religion with Trujillo.

The rhetoric sets up the same dichotomy between civilization and savageness that Trujillo uses to justify his regime.

It is the same rhetoric of reasonableness that Adelina uses as a defense for Agustin's actions.

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