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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the wild parrots learn the song mocking the General?
(a) From treacherous commanders.
(b) From Manuela Sanchez.
(c) From domestic birds.
(d) From mischievous lepers.

2. How many rooms does Benedicion Alvarado's mansion have?
(a) 11.
(b) 22.
(c) 47.
(d) 9.

3. What was the motto of the national baseball team?
(a) All for One.
(b) Victory or Death.
(c) Survival of the Fittest.
(d) First Under the General.

4. How many maids did Bendicion Alvarado receive?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which smell accompanies Manuela Sanchez?

2. Which omen caused the General to change the date of a public appearance?

3. How is the lottery rigged so that the General always wins?

4. Where did Benedicion Alvarado prefer to live?

5. What happens to the Red Cross shipments?

(see the answer key)

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