Where does it happen?
Where does Santiago get stabbed by the Vicario twins?
Against his front door
"I can't. You smell of him."
María Alejandrina Cervantes
Who is the younger Vicario twin?
Pedro
Why does Plácida Linero lock the door?
She thinks Santiago is in his bedroom.
Vicario twins arrive home
Victoria Guzmán is disemboweling rabbits
Vicario twins arrive home
In which country is the story set?
Colombia
"He was always dreaming about trees."
Plácida Linero
Who is Santiago Nasar's godmother?
Louisa Santiaga (narrator's mother)
Why doesn't Victoria Guzmán tell Santiago about the murder plot?
She hates him for mistreating her daughter.
Margot invites Santiago over for breakfast
The Bishop's boat arrives
The Bishop's boat arrives
Where does Santiago finally learn about the threat to his life?
"Nobody f**** with me. Not even my father with his war veteran's b****."
Bayardo San Román
What is the relationship between the narrator and Angela Vicario?
Cousins
Why doesn't Don Rogelio de la Flor believe his wife when she tells him about the murder plot?
He doesn't think the Vicario twins would dare to kill someone rich.
The mayor takes the knives from the twins
Santiago is woken by Victoria Guzmán
The mayor takes the knives from the twins
What was the Nasar house originally?
An old warehouse
"Here you are. And I hope they kill you."
Flora Miguel
Who is Louisa Santiaga's sister?
Pura Vicario
Why doesn't Yamil Shaium tell Santiago about the murder plot?
Santiago learns of the murder plot
Cristo Bedoya learns of the murder plot
Cristo Bedoya learns of the murder plot
Where does Colonel Aponte take the knives from the twins?
Clotilde Armenta's milkshop
"Those poor boys won't kill anybody."
Victoria Guzmán
Who is Bayardo San Román's father?
Why is Cristo Bedoya too late (by mere minutes) to stop the murder?
(Not just his running around--the book calls this his "only mortal mistake)
He stops to help Próspera Arango's father (the old, sick man who had been waiting for the bishop's blessing) back into his house.
The narrator sees Santiago for the last time
The twins learn of Angela's betrayal