Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quizzes

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz 1

1 What time did Santiago get up to see the bishop?
5:45 am

6:00 am

5:30 am

5:00 am
2 What day was Santiago Nasar murdered?
Thursday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
3 When was Placida Linero a good interpreter of dreams?
before noon

before brushing her teeth

before eating

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

Trees

Dogs

Birds
5 Who was the narrator with at the time of the murder?
Cristo Bedoya

Margot

Luis Enrique

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

White

Blue

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

In his pillowcase

In the dresser drawer

What gun?
8 Did Santiago keep his guns loaded?
n/a

n/a

No

Yes
9 How old was Santiago Nasar?
22

23

20

21
10 Who was Santiago's fiancee?
Margot

Purisma del Carmen

Prudencia Cotes

Flora Miguel
11 Who was Victoria Guzman seduced by?
Cristo Bedoya

Santiago Nasar

Yamil Shaium

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

N/A

No

Yes
13 What does Victoria Guzman feed the dogs?
Rabbit innards

Rabbit feet

Partridge legs

Leftover steak
14 Which door did Santiago almost always take to go outside?
Side Door

Main/Front Door

Back Door

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

Side Door

Back Door

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

an expensive painting

a door to the attic

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

The Fatal Door

Door of Death

Stabbed Door
18 What made the loud uproar as Santiago left his house?
Roosters

Dogs

Cows

People
19 How old were Pedro and Pablo Vicario?
22

25

24

23
20 What were the twins wearing when they killed Santiago?
an outfit of white linen

pajamas

their wedding suits

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

Newspaper

Cloth

Nothing
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?
N/A

No

N/A

Yes
24 What did Purisma del Carmen usually go by?
Puri del Carmen

Pura del Carmen

Puri Vicario

Pura Vicario
25 Who was Santiago Nasar's godmother?
the narrator's sister (the nun)

the narrator's mother

Clotilde Armenta

Purisma del Carmen

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

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/8/2024 4:29 PM

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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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/3/2023 8:44 AM

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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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Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/7/2023 12:48 PM

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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