The Autumn of the Patriarch | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. Which type of animal destroyed the palace?

Cows.

2. The remains of the General are found:

Face down.

3. Which of the following objects was NOT among the items bearing the General's face?

Cereal.

4. The General paid the blind man 5 cents to do which of the following?

Recite the poems of Ruben Dario.

5. At what time did the General always begin the day?

After 11 a.m.

6. How did the General sign decrees?

Thumbprint.

7. How many assassination attempts did Patricio Aragones survive before he was hired by the General?

6.

8. Who lost an arm defusing a bomb intended for the General?

General Rodrigo de Aguilar.

9. In which activity is General Rodrigo de Aguilar authorized to beat the General?

Dominoes.

10. How does Patricio Aragones die?

He is wounded by a poisoned dart.

11. What reason did Patricio Aragones give...
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