WorksheetsCHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD – Chapter 5 Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
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
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
The magistrate clearly believes:
Santiago was a necessary sacrifice
Santiago wanted to die
Santiago was guilty
Santiago was innocent
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
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
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
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
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
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
Divina Flor believes:
Santiago would not come home because he was ashamed of his actions
She saw Santiago go up the stairs carrying a bouquet of roses
Victoria Guzman had scared Santiago away
She saw Santiago's ghost in the kitchen
Santiago's two shouts during the attack concerned:
The revenge he would have on the twins
The twins' mother and his own
His regret over the seduction of Angela
The degree of his pain
