Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quizzes

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz 1

1 What time did Santiago get up to see the bishop?
6:00 am

5:00 am

5:30 am

5:45 am
2 What day was Santiago Nasar murdered?
Monday

Wednesday

Thursday

Tuesday
3 When was Placida Linero a good interpreter of dreams?
before drinking

before noon

before brushing her teeth

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

Trees

Birds

Dogs
5 Who was the narrator with at the time of the murder?
Margot

Maria Alejandrina Cervantes

Cristo Bedoya

Luis Enrique
6 What color was Santiago's outfit when he was killed?
White

Tan

Brown

Blue
7 Where did Santiago keep his gun while he was sleeping?
In the dresser drawer

What gun?

In his pillowcase

On his bed table
8 Did Santiago keep his guns loaded?
n/a

Yes

n/a

No
9 How old was Santiago Nasar?
23

21

22

20
10 Who was Santiago's fiancee?
Flora Miguel

Purisma del Carmen

Margot

Prudencia Cotes
11 Who was Victoria Guzman seduced by?
Santiago Nasar

Yamil Shaium

Cristo Bedoya

Ibrahim Nasar
12 Was Divina Flor the daughter of #11?
Unknown

No

Yes

N/A
13 What does Victoria Guzman feed the dogs?
Rabbit feet

Partridge legs

Leftover steak

Rabbit innards
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?
Back Door

Main/Front Door

Window

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

a door to the attic

an expensive painting

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

Door of Death

Stabbed Door

Coincidental Murderer
18 What made the loud uproar as Santiago left his house?
Roosters

People

Cows

Dogs
19 How old were Pedro and Pablo Vicario?
23

25

22

24
20 What were the twins wearing when they killed Santiago?
pajamas

an outfit of white linen

blue jeans

their wedding suits
21 What did the twins wrap their knives in?
Nothing

Cloth

Newspaper

Wrapping paper
22 Who convinces the twins to wait until after the bishop's visit to kill Santiago?
Yamil Shaium

Clotilde Armenta

Cristo Bedoya

Margot
23 Did the bishop get off the boat?
Yes

No

N/A

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

Puri del Carmen

Puri Vicario

Pura del Carmen
25 Who was Santiago Nasar's godmother?
Purisma del Carmen

Clotilde Armenta

the narrator's sister (the nun)

the narrator's mother

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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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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