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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the General murder the old woman?
(a) Because she knew about the two thousand children.
(b) Because she threatened to expose him.
(c) So that no one would know the circumstances of his death.
(d) In order to silence his mother.

2. What does the General think is the underlying cause of rebellion?
(a) The people think him ridiculous.
(b) The people object to his cruelty.
(c) The people have too much time to think.
(d) The people dislike his policies.

3. How are the two thousand children transported from the palace?
(a) In boxcars late at night.
(b) In milk carts, disguised as peasants.
(c) In a barge.
(d) In the presidential limo, four-by-four.

4. When does the comet pass by Manuela Sanchez's house?
(a) 11:06.
(b) 3:05.
(c) 9:42.
(d) 7:01.

5. Patricio Aragones proclaimed the General president of _________.
(a) Nobody.
(b) The world.
(c) The Nation.
(d) The Caribbean.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the General looks at other nations, what pattern does he notice?

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

3. How old was the General when he died?

4. Where did Benedicion Alvarado prefer to live?

5. Benedicion Alvarado screamed in horror because the walls perpetually oozed which of the following after the banquet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Federalists?

2. What happens when a man's bird wins against the General's in a cockfight?

3. How does Patricio Aragones feel toward the President?

4. Describe the General's relationship with his mother

5. Why are the wild parrots exterminated by the Secret police?

6. Describe the state of the presidential palace when the book opens.

7. What happens to the Defense Minister?

8. Why does the General restore the March poetry contest?

9. What happens at the meeting of the Federalist Generals?

10. Which group is the exception to the General's rebuilding policy?

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