The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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1. Let's begin with a question about the fateful bridge itself: Did the bridge of San Luis Rey actually exist? Yes No

2. The Marquesa de Montemayor, one of the five victims of the tragedy, acquires posthumous fame as a literary figure after her numerous letters to her daughter are made public. Who is responsible for the preservation of these letters? Her son-in-law, Conde Vicente The Abbess, Madre Maria del Pilar Her daughter, Dona Clara Brother Juniper

3. Which one of the five victims had attempted suicide shortly before crossing the fatal bridge? Esteban Pepita The Marquesa de Montemayor Uncle Pio

4. Which of the five victims feels some shame just before crossing the bridge? Jaime Esteban Pepita Uncle Pio

5. On the night preceding the accident, the Marquesa discovers a letter that Pepita had written to Madre Maria del Pilar. When she discusses the letter with Pepita, she discovers that her young companion possesses a virtue which she herself sorely lacks. What is it? Courage Faithfulness Charity Patience

6. How did the child Jaime come to be with Uncle Pio on the day of the accident? Uncle Pio had kidnapped the boy from his mother. Uncle Pio begged La Perichole to let Jaime live with him. Jaime had run away from home. La Perichole had been arrested, and her child placed in Pio's custody.

7. During the Marquesa's pilgrimage to the shrine of Santa Maria de Cluxambuqua in Lima, she finds herself being succorred and comforted by these animals. Llamas Goats Cats Donkeys

8. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan friar who is witness to the accident, undertakes to study the lives of the five victims and to discover the divine plan which brought them to the bridge at that fatal moment. After a plague attacks his village and carries off a number of the locals, he develops a table for determining the worth of each of the victims, which he plans also to use for the victims of the accident. What three criteria does he use to measure the worth of each villager? Piety, charity, and usefulness Faith, charity, and humility Goodness, piety, and usefulness Goodness, diligence, and humility

9. At least one central character in the novel actually did exist, and was the subject of a play, an opera, and a film. Who was it? Madre Maria del Pilar La Perichole Brother Juniper Conde Vicente d'Abuirre

10. It so happens that Wilder himself had something in common with the character of Esteban, the brooding young man whose life is thrown into upheaval after the death of his twin brother. What was it? Wilder was also an orphan. Wilder also had a twin brother who died. Wilder had also been educated by a nun Wilder had also worked for a sea captain.