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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason did Benedicion Alvarado give for her housing preference?
(a) The big house made her feel like the Pope's wife.
(b) She claimed the open air was better for her health.
(c) She preferred the proximity to her son.
(d) She preferred the elegance and extravagance of the grand room.

2. Which of the following is NOT something General Rodrigo de Aguilar has in common with Ambassador Norton?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Dutch prostitutes.
(c) A predilection for Puerto Rican rum.
(d) A weapons smuggling enterprise.

3. How much do Aguilar and Norton pay the false leper to assassinate the General?
(a) 50,000 pesos, cut in half.
(b) Nothing.
(c) 50,000 pesos.
(d) 25,000 pesos.

4. How many bars, bolts and locks does the General fasten before urinating on the portable latrine?
(a) 4 of each.
(b) 1 bar, 2 bolts, 3 locks.
(c) 2 bars, 2 bolts, 4 locks.
(d) 3 of each.

5. At what time does Major General Rodrigo de Aguilar arrive at the banquet?
(a) 11:55.
(b) 11:50.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 12:05.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the lepers live?

2. What happens to the dogs of the dogfight district during the renewal?

3. Who sends the telegram which is kept from the General's sights?

4. What reason did Patricio Aragones give for his claim that he and the General would meet death at a tie?

5. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?

(see the answer key)

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