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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez

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Characters
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Chapter 3 Quiz

Quizzes Chapter 3 Quiz

1 of 5
Where do the Vicario twins wait for Santiago overnight?

Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' house
Clothilde Armenta's milk shop
Santiago's barn
The docks

2 of 5
What does the butcher Faustino Santos do after sharpening the Vicario brothers' knives?

Warn Santiago's mother
Reveal Santiago's whereabouts
Write a warning note
Inform a police officer

3 of 5
Who encourages Pablo to follow through with his revenge plan?

Prudencia Cotes, his fiancée
Flora Miguel, his fiancée
Pedro, his evil twin
Gabriel, his imaginary friend

4 of 5
How does Clothilde Armenta attempt to deter the Vicario twins?

Intoxicating them with rum
Informing her husband
Confiscating their knives
Answers A and B

5 of 5
Why is Father Carmen Amador distracted when Clothilde Armenta attempts to inform him of the Vicario twins' plan?

Maria Cervantes' festivities
The Bishop's arrival
Preparing his sermon
A mysterious anonymous letter

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