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Chronicle Ess. ?'s


 * Chronicle Group,

First, let me tell you how pleased I am by what you've created so far. You're working hard, and it shows. I would like you to keep working to ask MC questions that explore character motivation, author's purpose, major conflicts, etc.

All that said, one of you better take a look at question 19 and address the issue. I'm not even going to say what the problem is; you'll figure it out. :)

Thanks, Mr. T. __Test__**
 * Matching-** //Match the character to the quote that they said.//

1. Santiago Nasar- a. "It has no price" 2. Angela Vicario-- b. "I can't, you smell of him" 3. Bayardo San Roman- c. "He was always dreaming about trees." 4. Placida Linero--- d. "We just came to sharpen our knives." 5. Pablo Vicario e. "They've killed me, Wene child." 6. Pedro Vicario f. "It was Santiago Nasar." 7. Maria Alejandria Cervantes- g. "Any man will be happy with them because they've been raised to suffer." 8. Yolanda Xuis- h. "Let go of her, white man" 9. Purisima del Carmen-- i. "We killed him openly, but we're innocent" 10. Victoria Guzman-- j. "Thank you for everything, Mother. You're a saint."
 * Multiple Choice-** //Choose the best answer.//

11. Who did the autopsy on Santiago Nasar? a. Dr. Dionisio Iguaran b. Father Carmen Amador c. The Bishop d. Cristo Bedoya

12. Why did the Vicario brothers kill Santiago Nasar? a. Nasar owed the twins money and the twins were fed up with begging b. The town hated Nasar and they were the only two that would step up and do something c. Their sister's honor and they were willing to do anything for her d. They were to drunk and didn't know what they were doing

13. Which word best characterizes Santiago Nasar? a. Childish b. Honorable c. Devious d. Ignorant

14. Which woman was abused by Santiago Nasar? a. Victoria Guzman b. Angela Vicario c. Divina Flor d. Flora Miguel

15. What are the names of the Vicario twins? a. Pedro and Peter b. Pedro and Pablo c. Pasquale and Pedro d. Pablo and Pasquale

16. Bayardo San Roman returned his wife for which of the following reasons? a. She couldn't cook b. She smelled horribly c. She was very ugly d. She wasn't a virgin

17. What motivated Angela Vicario to marry Bayardo San Roman a. Her family forced her to b. She loved him c. He was rich and could support her d. All of the above

18. Which word best characterizes Bayardo San Roman? a. Bland b. Gullible c. Conceited d. Quiet

19. What was the author's purpose in writing the book? a. He wanted to retell a personal story about his life as a young man in Columbia b. He wanted to make a work of fiction about his hometown c. He wanted to write about the history and values of Columbia d. He wanted to write an investigative piece on a murder in Columbia

20. What does Santiago Nasar's white outfit symbolize on the day of his death? a. He was pure and innocent of raping Angela Vicario b. He knew he was going to be murdered and wore white to show off the blood c. That day was a religious occasion and not a day for murder d. A and C

21. What is the major problem in the book? a. Santiago Nasar took Angela Vicario's virginity b. No one told Santiago Nasar he was going to be killed c. No one stopped the Vicario twins from killing Santiago Nasar d. The Vicario twins were only sentenced to 3 years in jail for murdering Santiago

22. What was the internal conflict of the Vicario brothers a. They didn't want to kill Santiago Nasar, but it was their duty b. They wanted to kill Santiago fast, but they only had knives to kill him with c. They wanted to kill Santiago right away, but the Bishop was coming to town d. All of the above

23. What made jail so horrible for the Vicario brothers? a. The horrible heat of the jail cell b. The rank stench of the jail c. Their lucidity and nightmares d. The food made them sick

24. What door of his house does Santiago Nasar normally use? a. The front doot b. The fatal door c. The back door d. The side door

25. From who did Santiago Nasar learn about weapons and Falconry? a. His father b. Cristo Bedoya c. His uncle d. Bayardo San Roman

26. Why could Bayardo San Roman marry whoever he wanted to? a. He was the richest man in the Country b. He was the Emperor of the Country c. His sisters were very beautiful dancers d. His father was a very famous general

27. Who is Anglea Vicario? a. The Narrator's cousin b. The Vicario brother's sister c. Banyardo San Roman's wife d. All of the above

28. Why did Angela Vicario write letters to Bayardo San Roman? a. She missed him terribly b. She was pregnant with his child c. She wanted him to know her hatred for him d. Her mother forced her to

29. Which of the following words best describes how Santiago Nasar was killed? a. Humanely b. Cleanly c. Grotesquely d. All of the above

30. Who told Santigo Nasar that the twins were looking for him to kill him? a. Cristo Bedoya b. Flora Miguel c. Placidia Linero d. Lusia Santiaga

31. Which word best describes Angela Vicario before and shortly after her marriage a. Mature b. Child-like c. Honest d. Rude

32. Where is the setting of this book? a. Spain b. Cuba c. Columbia d. Peru

33. Why does everyone ignore the brothers when they announce their plans to kill Santiago Nasar? a. They don't believe them b. No one likes Santiago Nasar c. The brothers are handicapped and can't kill Nasar d. No one heard the brothers

34. Why didn't anyone tell Santiago Nasar of his impending death? a. No one believed the twins were going to kill him b. They assumed that he already knew c. They knew it was a matter of honor and that Santiago Nasar deserved to die d. All of the above

35. Who was the real victim in the novel? a. Santiago Nasar b. Angela Vicario c. Bayardo San Roman d. The Vicario Twins

36. Who did the townspeople believe was the victim in this novel? a. Santiago Nasar b. Angela Vicario c. Bayardo San Roman d. The Vicario Twins

37. What was the BAD omen in Santiago Nasar's dream before he was killed? a. Birds b. Trees c. Dogs d. Bats

38. What event occurred the day before Santiago Nasar's death? a. Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman's wedding b. The bishops arrival in the town c. Santiago Nasar's birthday party d. Placida Linero interpreting Santiago Nasar's "dream of death"

39.What is the irony of Santiago Nasar wearing white. a. The bishop was in town b. His outfit became blood splattered c. There was no reason to be dressed up d. A and B

40. Why were the twins only serve 3 years in prison for their crime? a. The crime was not investigated properly and they got out of jail on a technicality b. Many of the people involved in the sentencing believed that they were justified in killing him c. They appealed to the sentence and the second trial found them innocent and they were let out d. They were let out early on good behavior for cleaning the jail and helping the cooks make food

41. What is ironic about the bishop's arrival? a. He came to bless the marriage that caused a murder b. He didn't like the town he was coming to visit c. He came on the day that Santiago Nasar was murdered d. All of the Above

42. Which of the following passages is an example of Magical Realisim? a. "He'd dreamed he was going through a grove of timber trees where a gentle drizzle was falling, and for an instant he was happy in his dream, but when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird shit." b. "She'd been born and reared here, and here she lived, in a house with open doors, with several rooms for rent and an enormous courtyard for dancing lit by lantern gourds bought in the Chinese bazaars of Paramaribo" c. General Petronio San Roman and his family arrived that time on the National Congress's ceremonial boat, which remained moored to the dock until the end of the festivities, and with them came many illustrious people..." d. A and B

43. What is the signifigance of Angela's mother in the story a. She is a smart woman who helped to restore Angela's honor with her guidance. b. She talked to Bayardo causing him to take Angela back as his wife c. She is respected in the community so no one would doubt Angela's accusation d. A and C

44. Which of the following supports that Santiago Nasar did **not** take Angela Vicario's virginity a. Santiago Nasar was rich and respectable and would not do such a thing b. Santiago Nasar was engaged and had no reason to be with Angela c. Angela Vicario presented no proof that it was really Santiago Nasar d. Angela Vicario had many lovers before her marriage to Bayardo San Roman

45. Which word best characterizes Angela Vicario many years after Santiago Nasar's death a. Mature b. Child-like c. Honest d. Rude

46. Why did Placidia Linero bar the front door? a. She thought that Santiago was inside and wanted to protect him from the murders b. She hated her son and wanted to see him to be murdered by the Vicario twins c. Divina Flor had told her she saw that Santiago was already inside d. A and C

47. Which Character is the most Honorable a. Clothilde Armenta b. Santiago Nasar c. Pablo Vicario d. Cristo Bedoya

48. Why did Cristo Bedoya get out of doing the autopsy on Santiago Nasar? a. He was out of town and couldn't make it back before the body decomposed b. He had broken his hand in a fight at the wedding and couldn't hold a scapel c. He didn't have the right tools to autopsy Santiago with. d. He was very close friends with Santiago Nasar and couldn't do the autopsy

49. Which of these quotes is most important to the story a. "The order was carried out immediately and the house was silent again. Until then there hand't been any concern at all for the state of the body. The face had remained intact, with the same expression it wore when he was singing, and Cristo Bedoya had put the intestines back in place and wrapped the body in linen strips." b. "Many of those who were on the docks knew that they were going to kill Santiago Nasar. Don Lazaro Aponte, a colonel from the academy making use of his good retirement, and town mayor for emeven years, waved to him with his fingers. "I had my own very real reasons for believing he wasn't in any danger anymore," he told me." c. "She looked for it in the shadows, she found it at first sight among the many, many easily confused names from this world and the other, and she nailed it to the wall with her well-aimed dart, like a butterfly with no will whose sentence has always been written. 'Santiago Nasar,' she said." d. "For years we couldn't talk about anything else. Our daily conduct, domintaed then my so many linear habits, had suddenly begun to spin around a single common anxiety. The clocks of dawn would catch us trying to give order to the chain of many chance events that had made the absurdity possible"

50. How did the community view Santiago Nasar before the marriage? a. He was a fat ugly coward b. He was a wealthy upstanding man c. He was gorgeous and handsome d. All of the above


 * Short Answer**

1. Predict what might have happened if Placida Linero would have realized the symbols in his dreams.

2. Identify why Bayardo San Roman was so persistent in buying the widower Xuis's house.

3. Investigate if the twins really wanted to kill Santiago Nasar.

4. Inspect Nasar's actions against Divina Flor, does this make you believe that he tool Angela Vicario's virginity?

5. Interpret if Nasar believed the Vicario brothers were really going to kill him.

6. Relate the relationship between Ibraham Nasar and Victoria Guzman to the relationship between Santiago Nasar and Divina Flor.

7. Predict what would have happened if Placidia Linerio had not barred the front door

8. Discuss if the Authority figures in the novel did their job well

9. Identify the meaning of this quote "She looked for it in the shadows, she found it at first sight among the many, many easily confused names from this world and the other, and she nailed it to the wall with her well-aimed dart, like a butterfly with no will whose sentence has always been written. 'Santiago Nasar,' she said."

10. In the text, a quote was read referring back to how women were brought up and how they were viewed once they came of age. Take time to further explain how women are portrayed as compared to the men in the story. Give examples and provide as much detail as possible.


 * Essay**

1. Evaluate how the society in which the book takes places (Columbia) made an impact on the plot of the book.

2. Select an idea from the book and make it into a theme; explain the theme as it relates to the book.

3. The genre of the book was a murder mystery. Evaluate what the real mystery of the book was and explain whether or not it was ever solved.

4. Improve the ending of this story.

5. Compare how the story would have changed if Bayardo San Roman didn't come to the town to how the story is now.

__**Answer Key**__ __Matching__ 1. e 2. f 3. j 4. c 5. d 6. i 7. b 8. a 9. g 10. h

__Multiple Choice__ 11. b 12. c 13. d 14. c 15. b 16. d 17. a 18. c 19. d 20. d 21. c 22. a 23. c 24. c 25. a 26. d 27. d 28. a 29. c 30. b 31. b 32. c 33. a 34. d 35. a 36. c 37. b 38. a 39. b 40. b 41. a 42. d 43. c 44. c 45. a 46. d 47. a 48. d 49. c 50. b __Short Answer__ 1. If Placida Linero had recognized the symbols in his dreams, then the plot of the story would have changed. It can be assumed that Placida Linero would have warned Santiago Nasar that the trees in his dreams were of a bad omen, and that there might be a horrible event coming.

2. Bayardo San Roman wanted to be seen as the best man and the richest husband int he town. His wife said that she thought Xuis's house was beautiful. Bayardo, wanting to impress everyone, wanted to buy the best house for his wife. That is why he would not give up.

3. The twins did not really want to kill Santiago Nasar. They told everyone they could about what they were going to do in hopes that someone would stop them. They also got very intoxicated before the crime so that they would have the courage to commit it. Both men were known as very good and honest men. so much that no one even believed that they would go through with it.

4. The way Santiago Nasar treated Divina Flor characterizes him as a sexual abuser and someone that has bad values. This makes the reader think that he is capable of raping Angela Vicario.

5. Santiago Nasar did not really believe that the twins were going to kill him. He was shocked when they did. If he did believe it he probably would have made a better effort to protect himself.

6. Ibraham Nasar sexually abused Victoria Guzman. Santiago Nasar sexually abused Divina Flor. The only difference is that Victoria Guzman had no one to protect her, but Victoria made sure to protect Divina Flor.

7. If she hadn't have barred the front door then Santiago would have been able to get inside and protect himself. The murder took place right outside of the front door. He could have gotten inside, locked the door, and got his gun. This would have changed the story a lot because Nasar could have lived.

8. The authority figures in the novel did NOT do their job well. They all knew about the impending murder of Santiago Nasar but did nothing o stop it. They didn't even look into the rumors to see if they were true. They relied on the character of the twins and how they viewed them to make their decision on wether or not to warn Santiago. Their opinions were biased and it led to Nasar's death. Also, the follow up and the investiagation of the death were not handeled properly or by the right people so that led to the twins getting off with only a 3 year sentence.

9. This quote means that Angela Vicario was hiding the true identy of her secret lover. She had to think about what name she was going to chose, instead of choosing the name of someone who was dead she chose Santiago Nasar. She sealed his fate because she knew her brothers were going to kill him to restore her honor.

10. Within the story it is obvious that men and women are not equal, men are given more freedom and have more power. This could have to do with the setting of the story, the reader is put under the impression that men in columbia have more power then the women. Women seem to have strict restrictions, like the not losing ones virginity before marriage. That is not present within our society. __Essay__ 1. The society of the book, which takes place in Columbia, has a major impact on the plot of the book. As you can tell by reading the book, the virginity of a woman in Columbia is a sacred thing. This is shown when Bayardo San Roman brought back Angela Vicario to her family because he found out that she was not a virgin. Then, her family goes even further with the situation by killing the man who she proposed took away her virginity. Had the setting of the book taken place in a different society, such as the United States, chances are that Angela Vicario's virginity would not have been as valuable. Her husband, Bayardo San Roman, probably wouldn't have been so surprised and upset by the fact that Angela Vicario was not a virgin. In addition, Santiago Nasar would most likely not have been killed. Without the death of Santiago Nasar, the whole plot of the story would have changed.

2. There are various answers to this question: Some of the ideas that appeared in the book include: __Honor__- Doing something out of honor may not be doing the right thing. In the story Santiago Nasar was accused of taking Angela Vicario's virginity. Then, to defend their sister's honor, her twin brothers murder Santiago Nasar. The theme of the story is honor because the society in which the story takes place has a corrupted value of honor, showing that honor may not always be the right reason to back up one's actions __Values__- You should be careful what your values are In the story the columbian town has very strong values. This is shown when no one stops the Vicario twins when they kill Santiago Nasar. The townspeople have such strong values that they allow a murder to happen when there was no real evidence that Santiago Nasar even commited the crime which he was accused of. The theme of the story is values because it emphasises that Santiago Nasar could possibly be innocent, putting the town and the murders in a bad light. The town should have looked back and re-evlauated their values. __Multiple victimization__- There can be multiple vistims in a book Every character in the book is made out to be a victim. Angela Vicario is a victim of society because without her virginity she was worthless. She was looked down upon because she lost her virginity before marriage and her life was riuned. Bayardo San Roman is a victim because he married a wonam that was not a virgin, he spent a fortune on the weeding and then had to return his wife. Santiago Nasar is a victim of the society's outlook on honor because he was murdered on a simple accusation. The whole town jumped to the conclusion that he deserved to die for taking a girl's honor when he didn't even do it. The twins are also victims for the same reason. They had to kill Santiago Nasar because he 'took their sisters virginity'. If they had not killed him they would have been seen as bad men for forstaking their duty; therefore they were forced to kill a friend of theirs. In addtition the town is victimised. In pages 96-98 the author goes into detail about all of the negative impacts the murder had on the town. Many people felt guilty and suffered because of Nasar's death. The theme is victimazation because in the begining of the story it may seem like there is one victim but by the end the reader begins to realize that every person involved suffered.

3. The real mystery of the book was not who killed Santiago Nasar, but did Santiago Nasar take away Angela Vicario's virginity. This question was never really solved because there was no conclusive evidence that he did or did not take away her virginity. Throughout the book, there was mention of events that could prove Santiago Nasar innocent or guilty of taking away Angela Vicario's virginity. Some of the events that make you think he did take away her virginity include Angela Vicario telling her family that it was him and when Satiago Nasar violated Divina Flor, which makes the reader wonder if he could have done the same to Angela Vicario. Some of the events that make you think he didn't take away her virginity include the town's residents never recalling seeing them together and the confused look in Santiago Nasar's face before he was killed, which shows that he didn't understand why he was being killed. In addtition, Angela Vicario never gave any real evidence to support that it was in fact Santiago Nasar.

4. Some would choose to make the ending of the story so that everything was made clear. As one that has read that book I would look for the person taking this test to talk about how they would clear up the ending and tie up any loose ends. As an example; The people all around had become completely aware of what was going on. Everyone knew that Santiago Nasar's life was now in jeopardy. Santiago Nasar now sits in the kitchen with financee not knowing what is about to occur. His death happens as so in the story already. As the reader I would like there to be more about the occurances after his death, like maybe a talk between the finacee and the twins or just something to explain the reasoning of the death, Like; a talk could let the reader know the true mystery of why Nasar was killed and if it was only in honor of the twins sister.

5. Currently the story is based around the virginity of Angela Vicario and how she was returned to her family and Santiago Nasar was murdered. If Bayardo San Roman wasn't part of the story then some would think that Angela Vicario wouldn't have married; therefore no one would have found out about her absence of virginity. This would have changed the plot completely because Santiago Nasar would not have been murdered since there was no motive for the Vicario twins to kill him. On the other hand, if Angela hadn't married Bayardo San Roman, she may still have been married off sometime in the future, because that's the way Latin culture was at the time. This means that her new husband (considering the culture's value of virginity) probably would have also returned her to her family. In conclusion there would have been only minor changes to the plot of the story.

(my printer is out of ink so i'm just putting this on here so i can print it out in school - laura)

Throughout this literature circle process I got the opportunity to experience what its like to work with group members and complete a task within a group. Our lit circle group I felt was very strong in the sense we all played a part in the final product. I felt that we all put in an effort and did our job. The members of our group were; Julie, Chris, Farmer, Haley, Andy, and I. Julie I feel put in a large contribution to our final product of the portfolio. She was very strong in lit circles and was always willing to talk if the group got quite. I feel like Julie deserves an A, not just trying to be nice but the work she put forth reflect this grade. Chris, was our group leader. He also did a very good job during this time, he always completed his role sheets on time and was also willing to talk. He in my opinion understood this book the best and helped myself and I’m sure the other group members to understand out book. If I had to give him a grade based on his role as a leader, his contribution to the lit circles and contribution to the portfolio I would also give him an A. He was always ready for the meetings and did a good job as a leader. Farmer, she was a little on the quite side. I feel that during the lit circle she could have spoken up a little but more. No matter if she spoke up or not, she was still always ready with role sheets in hand. During our group meetings she would put in a little bit to help with conversation but she could have put more in. She also put in work on the portfolio. I feel like more could have been done but, I noticed that any work she did one, of our other group members always found a way to change it. All in all though, I believe that Farmer deserves a grade of a B. Our group was large, we had so many people in our group and the next member was Haley. Haley always put in to the group conversations and whenever it got quite she always would bring up something to talk about. She always had her role sheets done but for the portfolio, there wasn’t much work left to be done but Haley finished up the parts our group was stuck on and helped to make sure we finished it. As a final grade I would also give Haley a B because I feel it reflects the work she contributed to the group. Another member, and a very very quiet one, Andy. Although quiet he seemed to understand what he was talking about. Andy is very smart, that is just something I know about him but also something that I saw in our group meeting. This book was difficult but Andy seemed to have an understanding. He put work in during the portfolio but was missing some role sheets due to being absent I believe, not sure, but he was still a key part in out group. I feel he also deserves a B for his work. Lastly, I. I felt that as a group member I put in the work that I should have when making a contribution to the group. I felt that out of everyone I had the least understanding of this book, I tried really hard to understand, but surely was difficult. My group though did help when it came to that. I always did my role sheets and tried to add to the conversation our group was having. For the portfolio project, I put some work forward, and an equal amount to other members, but when looking at my own work I feel that I could have done more. As a grade I feel I deserve a B or B- which reflects my work. I felt that the lit circle process could have been spiced up a little, I am not very fond of reading so of course this wasn’t my favorite but I knew it was something I had to do. But I think that if the process were a little bit more fun I would be more enthusiastic about it. I will say though that most of the role sheets did help me in understanding this book. What I didn’t enjoy though was not having something to follow to keep our group conversations going. In our circles we had a hard time talking about the book since it was kind of difficult for some of the group members to understand. I just think that if we were given something to talk about then the conversations would flow better. From reading this book I felt that I learned not so much about the book but I learned from the experience of reading it. The book was confusing and difficult to read at times but I felt that I learned that in the future that is why I need to pay more attention to what I read. By getting this book for lit circles I knew I would have to put more effort in because you told us it was hard, but I felt that I didn’t look deep enough in to what I read. I just learned that there is more then what you read, you have to look further in and really gain an understanding of what the text is really saying. All in all though, I felt that from the lit circles I learned about the book and about reading and working with other people. When given a task, you must find a way to work with others and complete it. This experience is something I would surely do again, I just wish to find a better book that will interest me more so that it is easier for me to join in during conversations and I will be happy about what I read. Next book I hope that I can put more work in because I feel I should have done better during this lit circle.