CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD – Chapter 5 Quiz

Placida Linero was able to forgive herself for locking Santiago out of the house because:

• She was eager to get on with her life

• It had come to her in a dream

• Divina Flor had sworn he was safely inside the house

• He had sworn he would not go out that day

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Many people testified before the magistrate without being asked, which suggests:

• They felt guilty or responsible for their part in the crime

• They felt they had to tell their side of the story before being arrested

• They felt the magistrate would misunderstand the crime, being an out-of-towner

• They wanted to be sure the magistrate knew the names of the murderers

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The narrator finds the magistrate's report floating in the water twenty years later, which suggests:

• The case had been reborn

• There is still confusion about the murder

• Someone tried to hide the details of the case

• No one cared about the case

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The magistrate clearly believes:

• Santiago was a necessary sacrifice

• Santiago wanted to die

• Santiago was guilty

• Santiago was innocent

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Santiago may have felt he was unlikely to be murdered because:

• He was handsome and desirable

• He was worldly and wealthy

• He knew the Vicario twins were reasonable

• He had a close relationship with Angela Vicario

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Up until the time of the murder, the Vicario twins:

• Do everything they can to be stopped from committing the crime

• Claim they do not have the nerve to commit the murder

• Claim they are looking for Bayardo San Roman

• Hide the truth from the townspeople

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The mayor foolishly assumes that the twins can not commit the murder because:

• He took their knives away

• He saw them go home to bed

• He threatened to arrest them

• He convinced them to forget the whole ordeal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Though the mayor promises to take care of the problem, he stops to schedule a date for dominoes, which implies:

• He is foolishly overconfident

• He has already forgotten his duty

• He wants Santiago to be killed

• He is not overly concerned about the murder plot

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Flora Miguel's major concern, when she learns of the murder plot, is:

• That she will not inherit Santiago's money

• That she will have her heart broken

• That Santiago will suffer

• That Santiago will have to marry Angela Vicario

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The idea that Santiago's image, kneeling to pick up the letters, "looked like penance" suggests:

• He was guilty

• He would admit his wrongdoing

• His religious beliefs were unchanged

• He needed forgiveness from the family

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1