When did it happen?
How long after the murder is the narrator writing this chronicle?
27 years
What does "Divina Flor" mean in English?
Divine Flower
Who is the younger Vicario twin?
Pedro
Why does Plácida Linero lock the door?
She thinks Santiago is inside the house.
Where does Santiago get stabbed by the Vicario twins?
Against his front door
6 months
Whose name means "purity"?
Pura Vicario
Who is Santiago Nasar's godmother?
Louisa Santiaga
Why doesn't Victoria Guzmán tell Santiago about the murder plot?
She hates him for mistreating her daughter.
In which country is the story set?
How long before the wedding does Bayardo buy the Widower Xius's house?
2 months
Whose name is the name of a saint?
Santiago
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.
Where does Santiago finally learn about the threat to his life?
How long before the murder does Ibrahim Nasar die?
3 years
Which character's name is a reference to the apostle Paul?
Pablo Vicario
Who is Louisa Santiaga's sister?
Pura Vicario
Why doesn't Yamil Shaium tell Santiago about the murder plot?
He doesn't want to alarm him unnecessarily--decides he'll tell Cristo first and let him handle it.
What was the Nasar house originally?
A warehouse
At what time, exactly, is Santiago Nasar stabbed?
7:05 am
Which character's name is a reference to Greek mythology?
Who is Bayardo San Román's father? (full name)
General Petronio San Román
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.
Where does Colonel Aponte take the knives from the twins?
Clotilde Armenta's milkshop