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Question 1

A_ w___ a_ s______ t__ e_____ o_ t__ c___________ o_ s_______ e___________, M______ e_______ i____ o_ f___ t_ i_________ h__ t__ p_______ o_ t__ s_______ e___________ p________ i_ L____ A_______ s______ w___ a_____, i_________ l___ t_ t______. T_________

Answer 1

As well as showing the extent of the consequences of societal expectations, Márquez explores ideas of fate to illustrate how the presence of the societal expectations prevalent in Latin American society will always, inevitably lead to tragedy. Throughout

Question 2

T_________ C______ 1 h_ u___ l___ o_ f____________ - f__ e______, i_ l___ 1_ o_ t__ e______ S_______ N____’ h___ i_ “f_____ a__ s____, l___ t__ h___ o_ a d___ m__”. N__ o___ i_ t____ a c____ l___ t_ d____, b__ t__ v____ i______ a___ c______ a s____ o_ f_______, a_ i_ t____ i_ n_ w__ t_ c_____ t__ f________ e_____. T__

Answer 2

Throughout Chapter 1 he uses lots of foreshadowing - for example, in line 16 of the extract Santiago Nasar’s hand is “frozen and stony, like the hand of a dead man”. Not only is there a clear link to death, but the vivid imagery also creates a sense of finality, as if there is no way to change the following events. The

Question 3

T__ t____ o_ t__ n______ r_________ t___ i___: t__ “d____” w__ a_____ g____ t_ h_____ b______ o_ t__ t___’ e___________ a____ h_____ a__ v________.

Answer 3

The title of the novella reinforces this idea: the “death” was always going to happen because of the town’s expectations about honour and virginity.