Pedro and Pablo Vicario

Question 1

Who are the Vicario twins?

Answer 1

Pedro y Pablo Vicario son los instrumentos de un código de honor cruel que los obliga a vengar a su familia.

Question 2

What is the duty of the Vicario twins?

Answer 2

Su deber es desagraviar la ofensa a su familia matando a Santiago Nasar.

Question 3

Do the Vicario twins want to carry out their duty?

Answer 3

Es evidente que no desean llevar a cabo este propósito sangriento.

Question 4

What do the Vicario twins do before attempting to kill Santiago Nasar?

Answer 4

Informan a todo el que encuentran que van a matar a Santiago Nasar, seguramente esperando que alguien lo impida.

Question 5

How do the characters of the Vicario twins differ?

Answer 5

Los dos tienen caracteres agresivos, pero Pablo tiene un carácter más resuelto.

Question 6

What happens when the mayor takes away their knives?

Answer 6

Pablo tiene que forzar a su hermano a seguir con el propósito después de que el alcalde les quita los cuchillos.

Question 7

What does ‘el/la forastero/a’ mean?

Answer 7

Outsider

Question 8

What does ‘affable’ mean?

Answer 8

Good-natured, sociable

Question 9

What does ‘honrado/a’ mean?

Answer 9

Honest, honourable

Question 10

What does ‘hechizar’ mean?

Answer 10

To entrance, to bewitch

Question 11

What does ‘devolver’ mean?

Answer 11

To give back

Question 12

What does ‘el asunto’ mean?

Answer 12

Matter, question

Question 13

Key quotation from the text?

Answer 13

“Bayardo San Román no era hombre de conocer a primera vista.”

Question 14

How are the Vicario twins in prison?

Answer 14

In Riohacha prison, they are model prisoners.

Question 15

How do the Vicario twins view themselves after the act?

Answer 15

They believe themselves to be innocent of the crime.

Question 16

What does the honour code dictate regarding compassion?

Answer 16

The honour code does not allow for compassion for the victim.

Question 17

How does Pablo respond to the situation?

Answer 17

Pablo takes command and persuades Pedro that they must go ahead with the killing.

Question 18

How does Pedro react to the mayor’s action?

Answer 18

Pedro thinks the mayor has relieved them of their responsibility to take revenge.

Question 19

What happens when the mayor takes away their knives?

Answer 19

They disagree about whether to carry through their plan, revealing their differing characters.

Question 20

What do the Vicario twins hope for regarding Santiago?

Answer 20

They hope someone will stop them from going through with the killing of Santiago.

Question 21

What are the Vicario twins skilled at?

Answer 21

They are skilled at killing pigs.

Question 22

What is the Vicario twins’ duty?

Answer 22

Their duty is to restore the reputation of their family.

Question 23

How do the Vicario twins initially appear?

Answer 23

The Vicario twins appear to be of one mind and are honourable men.

Question 24

What does Pablo do with the knife?

Answer 24

Pablo puts the knife in Pedro’s hand and forces him to seek the lost honor of his sister.