Chronicle of a Death Foretold

This week students have completed the following assignments:

Chronicle of a Death Foretold-pgs 48-59

What is ironic about where the twins surrender?

Explain the significance of the line "We killed him openly…but we're innocent."

Explain the significance of the line "but had done much more than could be imagined to have someone to stop them from killing him, and they had failed."

Why didn't Faustino Santos believe the twins?

How many people told Lazaro Aponte that the twins were going to kill Santiago?

What did the twins do while sharpening their knives the second time?

Chronicle of a Death Foretold-pgs 60-71

Which twin decided to kill Santiago? What is the Mayor’s role?

Explain the significance of the line “So he put the knife in his hand and dragged him off almost by force in search of their sister’s lost honor.” What is the lost honor referring to? Which twin is doing the dragging?

Explain the significance of the line “Honor doesn’t wait.”

What is Maria Alejandrina Cervantes’s profession?

What does Father Amador do when he learns of the twins’ intentions?