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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much taffeta did Leticia steal?
(a) One hundred and ninety meters.
(b) One hundred and ninety feet.
(c) One hundred and ninety yards.
(d) One hundred and ninety leagues.

2. Which of the General's body parts seems out of proportion to the narrator?
(a) His sunken eyes.
(b) His ears.
(c) His hands.
(d) His feet.

3. What does Ambassador Wilson bring to the General to console him?
(a) Dutch prostitutes.
(b) A portrait of Leticia and Emanuel.
(c) Candy from Baltimore and gentleman's magazines.
(d) Specialty steaks and fine wines.

4. Not even which of the following could restore a look of authority to the General's corpse?
(a) The glass eyes.
(b) His ring.
(c) His uniform.
(d) His spurs.

5. How many enemies did the General suspect of conspiring against him?
(a) 21.
(b) 6.
(c) 19.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of suit does the General use as a disguise?

2. How old was the General when he died?

3. What reason does Ambassador Thompson give for the Marine occupation of the Nation?

4. Where does the General sit as the comet passes over?

5. At what age does Emanuel stand, champagne glass filled with juice in hand, and discuss matters of grown-up importance?

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