Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quizzes

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz 1

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1 What time did Santiago get up to see the bishop?

5:00 am

5:45 am

6:00 am

5:30 am
2 What day was Santiago Nasar murdered?

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Monday
3 When was Placida Linero a good interpreter of dreams?

before eating

before brushing her teeth

before noon

before drinking
4 What bad omen was in Santiago Nasar's dreams in the days before his murder?

Fireflies

Birds

Dogs

Trees
5 Who was the narrator with at the time of the murder?

Margot

Luis Enrique

Cristo Bedoya

Maria Alejandrina Cervantes
6 What color was Santiago's outfit when he was killed?

White

Blue

Brown

Tan
7 Where did Santiago keep his gun while he was sleeping?

In the dresser drawer

What gun?

On his bed table

In his pillowcase
8 Did Santiago keep his guns loaded?

n/a

n/a

Yes

No
9 How old was Santiago Nasar?

21

23

22

20
10 Who was Santiago's fiancee?

Flora Miguel

Purisma del Carmen

Margot

Prudencia Cotes
11 Who was Victoria Guzman seduced by?

Cristo Bedoya

Yamil Shaium

Ibrahim Nasar

Santiago Nasar
12 Was Divina Flor the daughter of #11?

N/A

Unknown

Yes

No
13 What does Victoria Guzman feed the dogs?

Rabbit innards

Leftover steak

Rabbit feet

Partridge legs
14 Which door did Santiago almost always take to go outside?

Side Door

Back Door

Main/Front Door

He never left the house. ever.
15 Which door did Santiago take on the day he was murdered?

Window

Main/Front Door

Back Door

Side Door
16 What was the only thing that Ibrahim Nasar left intact in the parlor?

an expensive painting

an old table

a door to the attic

a spiral staircase
17 What name did the door to the square aquire after the murder?

The Fatal Door

Stabbed Door

Coincidental Murderer

Door of Death
18 What made the loud uproar as Santiago left his house?

Roosters

Cows

People

Dogs
19 How old were Pedro and Pablo Vicario?

22

23

24

25
20 What were the twins wearing when they killed Santiago?

their wedding suits

an outfit of white linen

pajamas

blue jeans
21 What did the twins wrap their knives in?

Cloth

Wrapping paper

Newspaper

Nothing
22 Who convinces the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?

Clotilde Armenta

Cristo Bedoya

Yamil Shaium

Margot
23 Did the bishop get off the boat?

Yes

No

N/A

N/A
24 What did Purisma del Carmen usually go by?

Puri del Carmen

Puri Vicario

Pura del Carmen

Pura Vicario
25 Who was Santiago Nasar's godmother?

the narrator's sister (the nun)

the narrator's mother

Clotilde Armenta

Purisma del Carmen

What omen predicted Santiago's death?

Birds were the bad omen that foretold Santiago's death.

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Machismo-an important part of Chronicle of a Death Foretold-can be seen in the emphasis on male pride in the novel and on the sexual behavior of the male characters. The men take pride in visiting Maria Cervantes's brothel, where they use women...

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What should Santiago’s mother have been able to do for him before he was killed and how would she have known about his forthcoming death?

While Placida is able to explain why she locked the main door, left unlocked, the door would have provided Santiago entrance and safety. Placida also laments that she did not notice the omens in Santiago's dreams.

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